News Archive
02/08/2012 Open letter to Premier Christy Clark: Fulfill provincial commitments to protect the Great Bear02/08/2012 Green groups: government moving too slowly on protecting Canada’s Great Bear rainforest
02/07/2012 Eco groups urge government to complete protection promise for Great Bear Rainforest
02/07/2012 Enviros want BC premier to protect more of Great Bear sooner
02/07/2012 Only half of Great Bear Rainforest off-limits to logging, 6 years after historic agreement
08/01/2011 Pipeline Through Paradise
07/05/2011 Jens Wieting: TimberWest out of step in Great Bear Rainforest
06/30/2011 It’s time for Christy Clark to do her part for the Great Bear Rainforest
06/29/2011 Logging laggard threatens Great Bear Rainforest conservation
06/28/2011 Fulfill promise of Great Bear Rainforest pact, Clark urged
06/28/2011 Logging threatening Great Bear Rainforest
06/28/2011 TimberWest logging threatens Great Bear Rainforest Solution
04/01/2011 Premier Clark: Protect the Great Bear Rainforest, urge conservation groups from three continents
04/01/2011 Environmental groups urge Clark to protect B.C. rainforest
02/18/2011 Section of Great Bear Rainforest made off-limits to foresters
01/29/2011 Great Bear Rainforest tours set
11/19/2010 First Nations receive Real Estate Foundation of BC Award for Great Bear Rainforest Agreements
03/05/2010 Logging plan’s delay puts species at risk: study
03/05/2010 Critical Species in the Great Bear Rainforest Falling Through the Cracks
12/11/2009 Group of Companies Receive International Eco-certification in the Great Bear Rainforest
09/18/2009 In B.C. where the grizzly bears (still) roam
04/13/2009 Great Bear Rainforest Plan
04/10/2009 Former foes celebrate rainforest plan
04/09/2009 BC’s first Indigenous Nations awaken
03/31/2009 Promise to Protect Great Bear Rainforest Becomes Reality – Five Year Plan in Place
03/31/2009 ‘The war is over’: Great Bear Rainforest plan reached
03/31/2009 B.C. government meets commitment to protect so-called Great Bear Rainforest
03/31/2009 Plan aims to protect Canadian coastal rainforest
03/31/2009 BC’s ‘Great Bear Rainforest’ gets protection
03/31/2009 Campbell shines up his enviro credentials
03/31/2009 Great Bear Rainforest protected from heavy logging
03/30/2009 Province will meet Great Bear deadline
03/30/2009 Great Bear Rainforest to be saved as ‘global treasure’
03/30/2009 Province to reveal managing plan for Great Bear Rainforest
03/03/2009 Great Bear a critical carbon sink, study finds
03/03/2009 New Report Shows Great Bear Rainforest a Safe Carbon Storehouse
01/13/2009 Protected areas legislated on Haida Gwaii
11/29/2008 On the hunt for the elusive spirit bears
11/22/2008 Rona vows to buy only eco-certified lumber
04/29/2008 Stage set for next steps
04/01/2008 High Risk Areas in the Great Bear Rainforest Require Action
02/22/2008 Forest companies and environmentalists reach agreement
02/22/2008 Milestone agreement bears fruit
02/07/2008 New Forestry Laws Legislated
12/12/2007 Haida Gwaii Land Use Plan Announced
05/11/2007 Land-use agreement shows the way
05/10/2007 WWF Gift to the Earth Award
05/07/2007 B.C. stakeholders harvest kudos for rainforest deal
04/17/2007 New conservancies, new parks in B.C.
03/30/2007 Rainforest clear-cuts persist, groups complain
03/29/2007 Time Ticking Down for Great Bear Rainforest
03/15/2007 Ottawa vows $30-million to protect Great Bear
02/07/2007 Government, Industry Must Pick up the Pace
01/22/2007 Canada acts to protect rainforest
01/22/2007 Canada pledges $30 million for Great Bear Rainforest
01/22/2007 $30M forest pledge ‘clear signal’ of green Tories: Baird
01/22/2007 Ottawa to give $30-million to ‘Canada’s Amazon’ - B.C.‘s Great Bear Rainforest
01/21/2007 Groundbreaking Great Bear Rainforest Agreement Secures $120 million
09/22/2006 Great Bear Rainforest Agreements Stalled
09/05/2006 Spirit Bear guide bears witness to Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest white-bear secret
06/29/2006 I spy a grizzly: Ecotourists in British Columbia track bears, very carefully
05/24/2006 Take a trip with BC First Nations
05/05/2006 Environmental Groups support new conservancy designation with caution
04/25/2006 Great Bear conservancy allows roads and hydro
04/24/2006 First Nations welcome rainforest opportunities
04/10/2006 Friendlier Footprints
03/15/2006 Environmental groups call for consultation on new conservancy designation
03/06/2006 Canada’s Huge New Preserve Protects Rare “Spirit Bears”
03/06/2006 A Bear of a Deal
02/22/2006 Protection of Canada’s Great Bear Rain Forest Can Be a Model for Future Conservation Efforts
02/17/2006 Two Lost Worlds Give us Hope
02/16/2006 Great Bear Agreement won’t shift pressure
02/13/2006 They’re not out of the woods yet, but Great Bear is quite an achievement
02/13/2006 B.C. rainforest pact heralds new era
02/12/2006 Canada unveils 16m acre park
02/10/2006 First Nations’ new reality arrives
02/10/2006 Deal makes peace in the rainforest
02/10/2006 Great Bear plan praised
02/10/2006 Great Bear changes the rules
02/10/2006 Great Bear deal marks new world
02/10/2006 Parkland for bears, wolves, salmon
02/10/2006 Great Bear Compromise sets stage for Wilderness Future
02/09/2006 Canada’s Coastline Tagged for Preserve
02/09/2006 Canada unveils rainforest project
02/09/2006 Conservation boost for Great Bear Rainforest
02/09/2006 Victory for Canadian forest campaign
02/08/2006 Canada creates massive ‘working’ park
02/08/2006 Bears finally saved from chainsaws
02/08/2006 Huge Canadian park to dwarf Yellowstone
02/08/2006 New, 16-million acre park to protect Canada wildlife
02/08/2006 Vast area of new parks ends coastal controversy
02/08/2006 Canadian forest granted protection against logging
02/08/2006 Loggers and green lobby strike deal to save vast rainforest
02/08/2006 Winning woods war may be easier than enjoying the peace
02/08/2006 Conflict to Consensus: British Columbia Protects Great Bear Rainforest
02/08/2006 Canada signs deal with loggers to save ancient rainforest
02/08/2006 Canada unveils huge wildlife park
02/08/2006 Deal protects Canada Rainforest
02/07/2006 BC Commits to Legislate Protection of 2 Million Hectares of Great Bear Rainforest
02/07/2006 Huge park created, ending rainforest feud
02/07/2006 Land-use plan unveiled for B.C. coastal region
02/07/2006 A victory in the fight to preserve B.C.‘s rainforest
02/07/2006 Deal reached to protect coast rainforest
02/07/2006 Singin in the Rainforest
02/07/2006 B.C.‘s giant park could become a world blueprint
02/07/2006 Land-use plan unveiled for B.C. coastal region dubbed Great Bear Rainforest
02/07/2006 Canada to protect animals unveiling massive park
02/07/2006 The creation of a unique 4.4 million acre environmental “working” park was announced Tuesday
02/07/2006 Provincial government will preserve 1.8 million hectares of B.C. coast
02/07/2006 CBC- B.C. protects large coastal area
02/07/2006 Canada Unveils Park to Protect Grizzlies
02/07/2006 B.C. land dubbed Great Bear Rainforest
02/07/2006 Canada Unveils Park to Protect Grizzlies
02/07/2006 Woods for the bears
02/07/2006 Canada to protect wildlife, logging in huge B.C. park
02/07/2006 Plan to protect eco-forest on B.C. coast unveiled
02/07/2006 Land-use plan unveiled for B.C. coastal region dubbed Great Bear Rainforest
02/07/2006 Canada to Shield 5 Million Forest Acres
02/07/2006 B.C. to unveil huge new park
02/06/2006 After an endless hibernation, Great Bear deal is stirring
02/06/2006 Huge Canadian Park is Born of Compromise
02/06/2006 Could there finally be peace in the Great Bear Rainforest?
02/04/2006 Finally, a deal on rainforest protection
02/04/2006 Canadian loggers and foes end a long battle
02/04/2006 Canada to protect wildlife, logging in huge B.C. park
02/04/2006 Deal reached in the Great Bear Rainforest
12/13/2005 Group pays to end killing on Central Coast
11/17/2005 The War for the woods
10/27/2005 Best chance for coastal rainforest
10/08/2005 The millions of hectares around B.C.‘s Great Bear Lodge are rich with the big critters
09/30/2005 Premier Campbell fails to meet commitment
09/29/2005 Enviros test premier’s fax
09/22/2005 Rainforest campaign showered with support
09/20/2005 B.C. First Nation files historic land-use plan
09/20/2005 Heiltsuk unveil plan for Great Bear
09/20/2005 Court action in tribal council’s arsenal
09/19/2005 Native band bids for control of coast forest
09/19/2005 B.C. band seeks control of resources
09/11/2005 Landmark Great Bear Agreement Is Down to the Wire
09/09/2005 German visitors here to check on ‘eco-based’ logging process
06/03/2005 Global Forest and Paper Summit: Bottom Line vs Conservation
06/01/2005 Hundreds Protest Canada’s Forest Destruction At Global Forest Summit
04/29/2005 Ecogroups see conflicts over land use
04/28/2005 Government Inaction Threatens Great Bear Rainforest Agreement
04/28/2005 Environmental Groups Give Government and Industry Failing Grade
04/28/2005 Enviros and Industry ring alarm over Great Bear Project
04/28/2005 D grade for BC on forest protection
03/18/2005 Final push needed on coastal logging deal
03/01/2005 ‘Joint Solutions Project’ Receives Forest Leadership Award
02/21/2005 Protection good for economy, according to report
02/14/2005 Cut logging, gain jobs: report
11/26/2004 ‘Great Bear’ Economy Goes after $200 Million
04/30/2004 A Canopy of Hope
02/12/2004 Half of B.C. needed to save grizzlies, report says:
01/16/2004 Radical land-use plan proposed on central coast
01/13/2004 Diverse Interests Reach Consensus on Land-use Recommendations for B.C.‘s Central Coast
12/01/2003 Science can help Judge Conservation
11/20/2003 Preserve half of rainforest, scientists urge
07/15/2003 Journey to the Heart of the Great Bear Rainforest
06/30/2003 BC government renews short-term protection in the Great Bear Rainforest
06/26/2003 BC Puts Off Logging in ‘Spirit Bear’ Forest for a Year
06/26/2003 Four different ways to use our land: Government looks to balance environment and employment
06/26/2003 Government extends logging ban on central coast to allow for land-use plan
06/25/2003 Kermode-bear champion fears resumption of central-coast logging: Forest firms say nothing is planned
06/17/2003 B.C. may see return to war in the woods
05/05/2003 Business shifts attitudes on forest products
04/09/2003 New War of the Woods shaping up in B.C. forests
04/08/2003 Logging moratorium to end soon in contentious rainforest
04/07/2003 Great Bear Rainforest Two Years Later: BC Government Still Not Making the Grade
04/07/2003 Greens accuse certification schemes of rubber-stamping bad practices
04/04/2003 First Nations, environmental activists unite against Victoria
04/03/2003 Environmentalists re-enter fight over B.C. forests: Ecogroups turn attention to rest of the Province
03/26/2003 Environmentalists Release Report Warning of Bogus Forest Certification Schemes
03/23/2003 International Body Asked To End Overcutting of Canadian Cedar
03/15/2003 Corporate buyers look to eco-certified forest companies
03/14/2003 Natives seek probe of cedar overcutting
03/11/2003 Green’ forest products gain: poll: Greenpeace claims victory
03/11/2003 B.C. environmentalists buoyed by ‘green’ report
03/11/2003 Green products more popular: lobbyists
03/01/2003 Global buyers of wood products “going green”, IBM report shows
01/15/2003 Environmentalists say forest cut ‘alarming’
12/19/2002 Old-Growth “War of Words” in New York Times
10/14/2002 Fishing with wolves
10/02/2002 Buying Power
10/02/2002 In Crisis Lies Opportunity
10/02/2002 Under the Great Bears spell
08/24/2002 That’s the spirit: Simon Birch visits the rainforest of British Columbia to admire the spirit bear
08/08/2002 Fish and the Forest: New research shows salmon are feeding B.C.‘s coastal ecosystems
08/04/2002 Tours & Cruises Focusing on Grizzlies in British Columbia Forest
08/01/2002 Co-op Sells First Eco-lumber
05/23/2002 Cabinet orders protection of ‘Great Bear Rainforest’
05/22/2002 BC government orders short-term protection in the Great Bear Rainforest
05/12/2002 Travel Paradise Preserved: Schooner shows off natural treasure of Great Bear Rain Forest in BC
05/06/2002 Forest forum unites age-old rivals
04/04/2002 Delay stirs trouble in Great Bear Rainforest
04/04/2002 Truce Over Canadian Rainforest Seen Fraying
04/04/2002 Great Bear Rainforest deal at risk if Liberals don’t follow through
04/04/2002 Great Bear deal in tatters: Environmentalists
04/04/2002 Cracks appear in year-long forest-war truce in British Columbia
04/04/2002 New debate over Great Bear Rainforest
04/03/2002 Trust Established
04/03/2002 Workers displaced by coastal land preservation to be compensated
04/01/2002 One year after Great Bear Agreement, the fate of BC’s ancient rainforests is still uncertain
04/01/2002 B.C. not implementing accord, groups say
03/06/2002 Environmental Groups Sign Strategic Protocol with Haida Nation
11/22/2001 Do Bears Fish in the Woods?
11/16/2001 Liberals sign on to NDP forest plan
11/15/2001 Environmental Groups Express Cautious Optimism about Government Plans for BC’s Coast
04/01/2001 Huge Victory for Canada’s Rainforests: Environmentalists Vow to Suspend Markets Campaign
03/17/2001 Peace-in-the-woods deal imminent
03/15/2001 Interfor halts pristine valley work
03/06/2001 Forestry legislation on course despite mounting opposition
03/05/2001 Working forest idea concerns tourism lobby