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Great Bear Rainforest

Analysis: BC Liberal’s promised ban on grizzly hunting in Great Bear Rainforest met with skepticism

After weeks of negative news coverage regarding its connection to trophy hunters and donations from trophy hunting groups, including the US-based Safari Club International, the BC...

Gitga'at First Nation celebrates "final victory" over Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline

Nation looks forward to a post-Enbridge reality and new relationships with government

Divers provide clearer idea of damage to sunken tug on B.C.'s central coast

A report says two tanks containing oil or contaminants from a submerged tug west of Bella Bella, off British Columbia's central coast, were either torn open or severely damaged when the vessel ran...

Efforts to pump fuel from sunken tug on B.C. central coast due to begin

Efforts to remove thousands of litres of diesel fuel from a sunken tug are expected to begin on British Columbia's central coast near the Great Bear Rainforest. The process, called "hot tapping" is...

Sunken tug leaking diesel fuel near B.C.'s Great Bear Rainforest

A tug boat that ran aground and sank near British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest is leaking diesel fuel, which the coast guard says is expected to dissipate. The coast guard says the 30-metre...
Valerie Langer of ForestEthics Solutions

Great Bear Rainforest project earns environmental group $100,000 U.S. award

Three groups that were once labelled enemies of the province by a former British Columbia premier have been given a prestigious international award for their work in the Great Bear Rainforest. The...

Great Bear Rainforest to receive special designation

As part of their upcoming Royal Tour, Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will officially endorse the Great Bear Rainforest under The Queen's Commonwealth Canopy initiative,...
Jackie Hildering, Great Bear Rainforest, Great Bear Sea, Wondrous, Science World

'Wondrous' artists offer rare glimpse into remote Great Bear Rainforest

These beautiful images capture life in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest, which may be at risk once again from the resurfacing Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline.
Wondrous photo exhibit by Andrew S. Wright

Wondrous: large scale photos celebrate the 'Great Bear' at Science World

The Great Bear Rainforest is the name coined by environmental groups in the mid-1990s to refer to a remote region of temperate rain forest on the British Columbia coast between Vancouver Island...
A Spirit Bear with her black cub in the Great Bear Rainforest

Tourism report urges transportation links to Great Bear Rainforest

VICTORIA — First Nations and tourism operators say better transportation links are needed for people to experience the Great Bear Rain Forest, described by the province as B.C.'s gift to the world. A...