Wilderness Committee

05/29/2026

Did you see Wednesday night’s banner drop? Ravi Parmar, the Minister of Forests, has been backtracking on old-growth protection but we know people care.

Lots of cars were headed out to Langford, Parmar’s riding, and lots of cars were giving us honks and thumbs up.

It's nice to know that the people care about old-growth, even if Parmar does the opposite of what people want. We will persist.

05/28/2026

NEW REPORT: Our new report, Growing Nopiming Park After the Fire, examines the forests, wildlife and nature experiences lost to fire in Nopiming Provincial Park and provides recommendations to care for this special park in the future.

“Nopiming Park has provided us with a cherished nature destination for 50 years, giving us access to wilderness,” said Wilderness and Water Campaigner Eric Reder.

“While much of the forest is gone now, Nopiming is again offering us entrance, this time to an understanding of proper ecological care for parks and wilderness.”

Read the report Overview In 2025, unprecedented early May wildfires demonstrated that Manitoba is not prepared for the fire threat that is brought on by climate change. Nopiming Provincial Park suffered extensive damage, but the need to recover nature — which parks are designated to protect — ha...

05/28/2026

Happening now! 👇

🚨The Canada Infrastructure Bank is considering a public handout for Ksi Lisims LNG and the decision is coming SOON!

Public money should be invested in projects like housing, transit, and clean energy – that actually make our lives better, not destructive fossil fuel expansion.

Join us for a virtual call to walk through how to contact board members to ramp up the pressure to urge them to vote NO on public handouts for Ksi Lisims LNG!

📅 Thursday, May 28
⏰ 9 AM PDT / 12 PM EDT
💻 Register on Zoom
https://us06web.zoom.us/.../register/W_8vwZ7lS5mR5MaNVDDzsQ

05/28/2026

"Rather than rolling out the carpet for fracked gas projects, the federal government should be laser focused on investing and supporting projects that actually improve the lives of people — clean energy, housing and health care.” - Isabel Siu-Zmuidzinas, Climate Campaigner, Wilderness Committee.

Canada-Germany LNG Agreement Slammed By Numerous Organizations For Being Premature and Risky — Vow To Fight It All The Way

05/27/2026

🌍 Break Through the Climate Silence!

Join Seniors For Climate during Canadian Environment Week for an afternoon of creativity, conversation, music and community action for a healthier planet.

📅 Friday, June 5th
⏰ 9:30A.M. - 4P.M.
📍 411 Seniors Centre 3502 Fraser St.

Come connect with neighbours, enjoy live entertainment, explore local climate solutions and help create space for action.

05/26/2026

Calls for donations!

Support the Ma'amtagila Nation's Hiladi Rematriation Project -- a place of cultural resurgence, land stewardship and resistance to ongoing colonial industrial activity on stolen land.

By donating, you are directly supporting Indigenous-led rematriation, cultural resurgence and the protection of land and water for generations to come.

The Hiladi Rematriation Project is a traditional Ma’amtagila village and a p… Em Hoffpauir needs your support for Help Sustain the Hiladi Rematriation Project

05/26/2026

The BC NDP government has approved mining exploration permits in Clayoquot Sound, against the wishes of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation.

Write to the province and call on them to listen to First Nations, not mining CEOs, and cancel these permits:

Founded in 1980 as a registered non-profit society and federal charity, 50,000 supporters, volunteers and activists from coast to coast to coast work together to protect nature, defend wildlife and fight for a stable and healthy climate.

05/25/2026

🚨The Canada Infrastructure Bank is considering a public handout for Ksi Lisims LNG and the decision is coming SOON!

Public money should be invested in projects like housing, transit, and clean energy – that actually make our lives better, not destructive fossil fuel expansion.

Join us for a virtual call to walk through how to contact board members to ramp up the pressure to urge them to vote NO on public handouts for Ksi Lisims LNG!

📅 Thursday, May 28
⏰ 9 AM PDT / 12 PM EDT
💻 Register on Zoom
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/W_8vwZ7lS5mR5MaNVDDzsQ

05/22/2026

Happy biodiversity day 🐦🌲🐝

From the smallest leaf to the largest killer whale, the fibres that hold our ecosystems together are under attack. Canada promised to protect 30 per cent of lands and waters by 2030, but progress on this goal has been dangerously slow.

We've done a deep dive into exactly this topic. If you want to learn more about biodiversity, check out our report - www.wildernesscommittee.org/Protect30x30CanadaReport