We’re legally challenging the federal government’s approval of Roberts Bank Terminal 2
The Canadian government’s approval of Roberts Bank Terminal 2 violates federal law under the Species at Risk Act.
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Ottawa greenlights megaport project, furthering extinction trajectory of endangered killer whales
In approving Terminal 2, the federal government has seemingly ignored the findings of their own review process, which found the project will have lasting effects on threatened Chinook salmon and endangered southern resident killer whales.
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Job posting: Research Technician
Applications close May 31, 2023.
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Job posting: Big tree intern
Applications close June 2, 2023.
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Job posting: Summer Stewardship Program Lead
Applications close June 5, 2023.
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Addressing the systemic, anthropogenic threats causing the decline of wild salmon
Raincoast’s Wild Salmon Program is focused on ensuring that wild salmon in British Columbia thrive across their historic landscape at abundance levels that sustain wildlife.
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Exploring the Southern Great Bear Rainforest aboard SV Achiever
Right now, we are raising funds to purchase the 18,239 km2 Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenure, more than a quarter of the Great Bear Rainforest.
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Alaska has been ordered to stop intercepting BC-bound Chinook salmon
In May, 2023, a US federal judge issued a ruling to halt the troll fishery off southeast Alaska’s west coast, saying the permits that enable the fishery do not properly protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales.
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Purchasing for protection: A perpetual Sophie’s choice for conservationists
When property prices are too high to protect these places via purchase, can we count on public policy tools to safeguard CDF forests from further degradation?
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NoiseTracker: a collaborative initiative that aims to tackle the invisible threat permeating our oceans
NoiseTracker is a collaborative initiative that hopes to unite all existing hydrophone operators along the BC coast in a common effort to provide an easily accessible central platform for monitoring ocean noise.
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Despite a green light from Cabinet, Elizabeth May presents petition on Roberts Bank terminal expansion in the House of Commons
Our petition reached 4,239 signatures.
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Meet Brooke Gerle, Raincoast’s new Mapping Technician
Brooke Gerle has joined our Communications team as a Mapping Technician. She will assist in spatial analysis, the creation of maps, and report and article writing in support of Raincoast’s programs. Brooke completed her bachelor’s degree in Biology from Dalhousie University. After 3 years of working and volunteering in wildlife rehabilitation, Brooke returned to school…
