Premier should move to protect Walbran forest

Premier Christy Clark appeared to be positively beaming in Bella Bella last week as she watched Prince William unveil a plaque endorsing the Great Bear Rainforest as part of the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy. She even came up with a million-dollar trust fund in support...

From enemies to honours

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 Rainforest Solutions project — a collective effort of Greenpeace, the...

Rainforest negotiator sees path to politics

One of B.C.’s toughest aboriginal critics during the decade-long negotiations for preservation of the Great Bear Rainforest on the B.C. coast has turned his attention to provincial politics. Dallas Smith has been outspoken in his role as president of the...