BC says its new “working forest” plan will bring certainty to the logging industry, but it fails to address the cause of the ...

Eelgrass meadows capture carbon faster than terrestrial forests. But they are among the most threatened ecosystems on Earth.

Bill Jones writes about his journey from logger to Elder at Fairy Creek, when he finally remembered his grandfather's ...

Western Canada’s award-winning environmental news magazine. The Watershed Sentinel has been the voice of the grassroots environmental movement in BC (and beyond) for over 25 years. When environmental ...

I live in Qualicum Beach, on Vancouver Island in beautiful British Columbia. Qualicum Beach has 26 kilometres of old asbestos cement (AC) water distribution pipes. Like many communities across Canada, ...

Production of the world’s first genetically engineered food animal, a GE salmon, ended in 2024 after twenty years of protest in Canada. In 2012, the introduction of the GE “Enviropig” was stopped ...

For centuries, corporations have been pilfering public assets for profit. This issue features people and communities standing up for their neighbours and the environment, one local battle at a time.

After decades of protests, environmental violations, government fines, and civil claims, it’s the end of an era. Crofton’s embattled pulp mill is shutting down after 68 years, leaving 350 workers ...

Old-growth forests in British Columbia hold a prized position in our collective imagination. Our relationships with these places define our regional identity. We often picture them as valleys of ...

In December 2025, Domtar announced it would permanently close its pulp mill in Crofton, on Vancouver Island, ending nearly seven decades of operation and eliminating about 350 jobs. The company’s ...

From our deck the world reveals itself slowly detail by detail these summer mornings when morning becomes the ultimate painter. There’s a sublime elegance to the way things come together. Light chases ...

In the far north of Denendeh, Land of the Dene, stands the village of Radįlį Kóe, or Fort Good Hope. I was recently reminded by the late elder and former chief Frank T’seleie, in one of our last ...