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.

Jan 23, 2025 · When we think of war, the scenes we picture are usually far from home. Most of us overlook the violent beginnings of this former British colony, the war against nature, the war on women, exploitation, and coercion. In this issue, we shed light on our bloody history, the promise of reconciliation ...

The Strait of Georgia (SoG) herring stock is the last remaining of five major BC herring stocks on Canada’s west coast. Fisheries managers have been flirting too close to the limit for nearly a decade, this year going past the point of no return, despite a reduced quota.

Jul 6, 2023 · In its 2023 report Squaring the Circle, the Pembina Institute suggested that, by the time all five proposed LNG projects are running, they will require the generating capacity of eight Site C dams.When asked in a recent email where BC Hydro planned to find new sources of hydroelectric potential, its spokesperson responded that its “power system is integrated and does not pinpoint a single ...

by Lee Staples. As gases go, hydrogen sulfide isn’t the best of bedfellows. H2S has the distinct honor of being extremely poisonous, highly corrosive, explosive, colourless, and foul smelling.Natural gases imbued with anywhere from trace amounts to high percentages of hydrogen sulfide are referred to as sour and they can pack quite the punch.

Nov 19, 2024 · Indigenous and non-Indigenous environmentalists have denounced the practice of aerial herbicide spraying on forestlands for decades. This year, Indigenous groups in Northern Ontario have announced a ban on blanket herbicide use, while in Nova Scotia, residents have resorted to peaceful direct action to enforce their own ban.

Oct 10, 2012 · by Delores Broten What can we do with sewage sludge? This is an increasingly troublesome issue, as more towns and cities put in efficient water treatment plants to improve the quality of the water they put back into lakes, rivers and the ocean. Back on land, the result is sewage treatment plant sludge, containing valuable […]

Nov 19, 2024 · Then a Warning Letter written by Minister Heyman’s own staff in October 2023 reported Brown’s Bay Packing Company had breached its permit multiple times. For example, on August 3, 2022, during the peak of the Fraser sockeye migration past the Brown’s Bay packing plant, the discharge of suspended solids was nearly …

Nov 18, 2024 · The Bak̕wa̱m (Indigenous) Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw people of the Pacific Northwest embody an innate relationship with the natural world, woven through their creation stories, oral traditions and intricate expressions of culture.Watershed Sentinel was welcomed by two ‘Na̱mg̱is matriarchs to embark on an uplifting experience of sharing the relationship between humans and the natural world ...

Nov 21, 2024 · 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.