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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 14/09/2026
What does The Common Good look like in a world driven by profit? Our latest issue looks at the people and communities pushing back, protecting what belongs to all of us, and imagining a different way forward. Don’t miss a story. Subscribe: shrlnk.ca/s/soEtWghu #forestry #BCpoli #Canada #DataCentre
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 28/08/2026
Join Keepers of the Water for an important Facebook Live discussion exploring the growing development of AI data centers and what this means for Indigenous Peoples, lands, waters, rights, and future generations. www.facebook.com/share/1BmRjQ...
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 20/08/2026
ACT NOW! Canada’s pesticide rules are being weakened. Bill C-30 could allow pesticides to stay on the market despite unacceptable risks to people and the #environment.Keep #pesticide decisions science-based, not #political. Sign and share: tinyurl.com/4a78r59s Background: tinyurl.com/3skxs3w2
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Petition e-7541 - Petitions
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 19/08/2026
#Dene chiefs are standing together to protect the waters of #Denendeh as Alberta’s Bill 7 opens the door to moving water between watersheds, putting more pressure on rivers already struggling. Subscribe to our print edition for more stories. watershedsentinel.ca/article/water-is-sacred #watershed
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Water is Sacred; Water Mergers Are Reckless | Watershed Sentinel
As Alberta's Bill 7 opens the door to interbasin water transfers, Dene leaders call for stronger protection of shared waters.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 11/08/2026
The US consumes 16.6 times as much petroleum products per capita than Canada does. One of the biggest reasons our fires are out of control, seems to be the exact opposite of what the US President is claiming. #wildfires #climatechange #consumption #trump watershedsentinel.ca/article/wild...
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Wildfire Smoke, Trump, and US Emissions | Watershed Sentinel
Experts warn that wildfire smoke harms the entire body and can lead to lasting health effects. American climate denial is worse.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 30/07/2026
What kind of future are we leaving for the next generation? Across BC, Indigenous youth are already leading the way, protecting their lands and waters. For more stories, get the print version! watershedsentinel.ca/article/upli... #Youth #Indigenous #ClimateAction #hope #YouthCLimeLeaders
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Uplifting Young Climate Leaders | Watershed Sentinel
Indigenous youth across BC share their experiences, concerns, and hopes as they push for stronger climate action and stewardship.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 28/07/2026
Join the Watershed Sentinel Magazine on Aug. 5, 7pm PT for a Zoom watch party & discussion on the New Forest Act proposal. Learn, connect, & be part of the change. tinyurl.com/NFAWatchParty #oldgrowth #BCforest #BCpoli #BritishColumbia #ecosystems #logging #Watersheds #rivers #ecology #environment
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 13/07/2026
A beautiful essay by Margaret Steele on moving from despair to relationship, and from passive hope to love. watershedsentinel.ca/article/dyin... Support independent environmental journalism. Subscribe to the Watershed Sentinel. #drought #heatdome #heat #climatechange #nature #animism #livingworld
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Dying to Stay Alive | Watershed Sentinel
A personal reflection from BC’s Granby Valley on drought, disappearing water, climate change, and responding with love and action.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 12/07/2026
Congratulations to our contributor Odette Auger on receiving 3rd Place for Best Environmental Coverage at the 2026 Indigenous Media Awards! Read more of Odette's articles: watershedsentinel.ca/tag/odette-auger @ricochetmedia.bsky.social @odetteauger.bsky.social #media #IndependantJournalism
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 09/07/2026
What a week. Amidst the blur of World Cup shenanigans and Canada Day festivities, politicians dropped not one, not two, but three massive pipeline announcements. If pipelines such an economic boon, why are taxpayers footing the bill? thenarwhal.ca/three-pipeli...
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Making sense of Canada’s pipeline flurry | The Narwhal
Politicians dropped three pipeline announcements this week. If they’re such an economic boon, why are taxpayers footing the bill?
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Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.ai · 10/07/2026
Trump Administration Rescinds 'Harm' Definition, Defenders Prepares for Court ->Defenders of Wildlife | More on "Endangered Species Act harm definition" at BigEarthData.ai
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Trump Administration Rescinds 'Harm' Definition, Defenders Prepares for Court
In a devastating blow to wildlife, the Trump administration today formally rescinded the regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act, seeking to eliminate the long-standing legal interpretation that habitat destruction that leads to death or injury of protected species constitutes illegal “take” unless authorized. Defenders of Wildlife intends to sue over violations of the Endangered Species Act. “The administration’s erroneous and nonsensical interpretation of the term ‘harm’ guts the ability of the Endangered Species Act and the federal government to protect the habitat of wildlife already at risk of extinction because the places they live have been destroyed or fragmented,” said Andrew Bowman, president and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife. “We intend to fight back with the full force of the law to defeat this attack and innumerable others by the administration on the statutes and regulations that protect America’s cherished wildlife.” “The law, the science and the American public’s opinion do not support this decision,” said Jane Davenport, senior attorney at Defenders of Wildlife. “As we face an extinction crisis unprecedented in human history — fueled largely by habitat loss — this administration has decided that handouts to extractive industries are worth the risk of losing irreplaceable...
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 02/07/2026
The next edition of the Watershed Sentinel has gone to the printer, here is the first article we’re sharing today. #pipeline #bcpoli #firstnations #coastalfirstnations #tarsands #tankers #bccoast To read more, subscribe as not all articles will be online. watershedsentinel.ca/article/no-c...
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"It Will Never Be Built" | Watershed Sentinel
Coastal First Nations reject a proposed tar sands pipeline and tanker route, defending BC Coast, Indigenous rights, and coastal economies.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 25/06/2026
Our latest issue is out! 🌱 Drought and Food explores what happens when we push our landscapes beyond their limits. Stories from the issue coming online soon, watch this space! Can’t wait? Subscribe: watershedsentinel.ca/store #Drought #FoodInsecurity #BCpoli #BC #ClimateChange
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 16/06/2026
On June 25, @350.org calls on people across #Canada to demand a “People’s #MOU”, an agreement that prioritizes communities, Indigenous rights, and a livable future over fossil fuel profits. ACT NOW as Canada moves forward with new pipeline plans and weakens environmental protections. 👉 350.org/mou
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The People's MOU Day of Action - June 25, 2026
The federal government is handing Big Oil everything on their wish list but we're rising up to fight back. On June 25th, communities across Canada will rise up and call on MPs to sign a People's MOU:...
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 16/06/2026
Canada’s $800B Canada Pension Plan is one of the world’s largest public funds. Shift Action is urging Canadians to challenge a recent appointment of a CPP board director who also sits on the board of a major oil and gas company. Send a protest letter: win.newmode.net/shiftaction/... #pensionplan
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New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 13/06/2026
If you’re heading to the Boundary Forest meetings across Vancouver island this week, this piece offers context for the discussion. watershedsentinel.ca/article/fixing-the-forest-act More about the event: tinyurl.com/3bby9xbc #NewForestAct #OldGrowth #MillClosures #Wildfires #Forestry #Conservation
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Fixing BC's Forest Act | Watershed Sentinel
Pulp mill closures and economic losses reveal deeper structural problems in BC’s forestry system and the looming crisis of forest falldown.
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Hadrian @hadrianmk.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The Canadian oil industry has made $18 billion in profits since the U.S. and Israel started the war in Iran at the end of February. Every hour that this war drags on, the Canadian oil industry pockets another $10 million.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 08/06/2026
60 organizations representing over 1.6 million Canadians are warning that public banks must not funnel taxpayer money into risky LNG projects with major climate impacts, unresolved Indigenous opposition (like Ksi Lisims), and serious financial red flags. environmentaldefence.ca/2026/06/03/6...
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60 Orgs Reject Public Subsidies for LNG - Environmental Defence
Coalition Representing More than 1.6 Million Canadians Asks Public Banks to Keep Taxpayer Money Out of LNG Statement by Alex Walker, Energy Analytics
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 27/05/2026
After decades of radioactive contamination under, #Ontario is proposing one of the world’s largest #nuclear plants near Port Hope. Residents already live with Canada’s largest radioactive waste site and a history of disruption and mistrust. Read our 2009 series: tinyurl.com/yee3ac99 #Wesleyville
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On the Yellowcake Trail Part Four: Nuclear Waste Across Canada | Watershed Sentinel
Nuclear waste is the Achilles’ heel of the nuclear industry. Waste along the yellowcake trail will exist for hundreds of thousands of years.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 26/05/2026
As summer is around the corner, we’re looking back at 2023, when thousands fled Yellowknife as wildfire forced an entire city to evacuate. One resident calls herself a climate refugee. This is what climate reality feels like in Canada. watershedsentinel.ca/article/my-time-as-a-climate-refugee
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My Time as a Climate Refugee | Watershed Sentinel
I became a climate refugee after being ordered to evacuate from my home in Yellowknife. We were told to pack enough supplies for five days.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 26/05/2026
🌊 Ocean Week Victoria runs May 30–June 8 ! Bring the whole family for a week of celebrating the ocean and join the Watershed Sentinel at Fisherman’s Wharf this Sunday! Explore all the events happening across Greater Victoria: oceanweekvictoria.ca/event-calendar #OceanWeekVictoria #WorldOceanDay
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Calendar 2026 | Ocean Week Victoria
Check out the events happening around town to celebrate Oceans Week!
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 29/04/2026
“Beavers’ long front teeth teach us how we are supposed to use our gifts for the betterment of the community.” Read how #beavers function as #ecosystem engineers, helping reduce #wildfire severity. By Cree Nomad. watershedsentinel.ca/article/the-beavers-gift-of-dams-and-wetlands/
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The Beaver's Gift: Ecosystem Engineering | Watershed Sentinel
After wildfire devastated a Métis community, Indigenous knowledge calls on the beaver to restore wetlands and strengthen climate resilience.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 28/04/2026
The New Forest Act Roadshow (June 2–22, 2026) In-person presentations across BC on a proposed new forestry framework to replace the current system: Protect–Restore–Harvest. Join us. #BCpoli #Forestry #Logging #Forest #Conservation #Ecology #Canada #BritishColumbia #NewForestAct
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 14/04/2026
Read Emily Milne’s personal story of growing up on Vancouver Island and spending a summer in #forestry, believing she could protect the #forests she loved, and the reality she came to face. watershedsentinel.ca/article/my-summer-working-as-a-forester/ #OldGrowth #Biodiversity #BCpoli #Ecosystems
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My Summer Working as a Vancouver Island Forester | Watershed Sentinel
One summer, I became a forester, believing I could protect the forest I loved. I left understanding how naive that belief was.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 07/04/2026
From our new issue on the BC forest crisis... Endless “talk-and-log” or how BC betrays its own promises to protect old-growth forests! watershedsentinel.ca/article/government-and-industry-talk-and-log Subscribe to receive the Mag! watershedsentinel.ca/store #BCpoli #logging #BCForestry
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Government and Industry: Talk and Log | Watershed Sentinel
BC’s old-growth forests are still being logged despite decades of reviews and promises, raising questions about protection and real reform.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 02/04/2026
Our new issue dives into the BC forest crisis: collapsing ecosystems, wildlife pressure, and communities left to carry the cost. Watch this space for upcoming articles. Subscribe for full issue! watershedsentinel.ca/store #PCpoli #Forestry #NewForestAct #Logging #OldGrowth #BC #Canada #Watershed
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 30/03/2026
No tankers. No spills. No compromise! Tell your MP and the Minister of Transport to defend the Great Bear Sea and uphold the tanker ban. To protect our coast, take action now. www.wcel.org/blog/write-y... #GreatBearSea #NoOilTankers #ClimateAction #StopThePipeline #ActNow #BCpoli
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Write to your MP: Let’s keep the north coast oil-spill free
A north coast crude oil pipeline and tankers project would pose an unacceptable risk of a catastrophic spill that would irreparably harm the rich ecology of the area and the coastal economies that dep...
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 22/03/2026
For World #Water Day here is an online exclusive article by Susan Blacklin, author of Water Confidential: Witnessing Justice Denied and Water Justice: What You Don’t Know Could Kill You, released today ! #SusanBlacklin #WorldWaterDay watershedsentinel.ca/article/asbe...
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Asbestos: Deadly to Breathe But OK to Drink? | Watershed Sentinel
Concerns are growing over aging asbestos cement water pipes in Qualicum Beach and across Canada, highlighting the urgent need for regulation.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 19/03/2026
The NEW FOREST ACT TOUR is coming to British Columbia this June to explain how we can fix our broken forest management system and reclaim control of our forests. #NewForestAct #BCpoli #logging #trees watershedsentinel.ca/article/fixi...
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Fixing BC's Forest Act | Watershed Sentinel
Pulp mill closures and economic losses reveal deeper structural problems in BC’s forestry system and the looming crisis of forest falldown.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 19/03/2026
After seven decades of resistance, two #Indigenous Nations reach a turning point in their historic legal fight to reclaim the #Nechako River and the way of life it once sustained. www.nfb.ca/film/nechako...
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Nechako: It Will Be A Big River Again
When the Kenney Dam was built in the 1950s, it diverted most of British Columbia’s Nechako River to power an aluminum smelter—devastating ecosystems and the Stellat’en and Saik’uz …
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 17/03/2026
Love independent, #grassroots #environmental journalism? Help Watershed Sentinel reach new readers & #win a 1-year print subscription 💧 Follow + tag a friend (share optional!) 🎉 Draw: April 1st ✨ More in-depth stories in print than online Thanks for helping us grow across BC & Canada! #contest
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 17/03/2026
The #Okanagan snowpack is already about 33% below normal, and that’s the #water communities rely on all summer. Meanwhile, BC’s biggest #industries use 512 billion litres of water a year for next to nothing. 💧 www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/05/n... #BCpoli #Watersafety
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Water-stressed BC towns want the province to stop 'giving water away' to industry
BC's top 10 industrial water users use more than 512 billion litres of water per year combined, and collectively pay the province about the cost of a Vancouver condo for the right.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 24/02/2026
The Strait of Georgia is turning turquoise 🐟 Did you know #herring pass on spawning knowledge to the next generation? When populations decline, the ripple affects all who rely on them. Protecting them matters! Join HerringFest, March 4-8, 2026 🔗 conservancyhornbyisland.org 📸 Sam Rose Phillips
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 24/02/2026
“I like stories with a little edge.” Meet the small but mighty Watershed Sentinel team, founder Delores Broten & editor Zoe Blunt, shaping stories for our next issue, out early April. Subscribe for delivery 📬 linktr.ee/watershedsen... Full video: tinyurl.com/mr5pjrrx #grassroots
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 23/02/2026
🚨 Save the Tsitika #forest now up for auction (ends Mar 5). BC Timber Sales plans to clearcut 34 ha of the Tsitika Valley, habitat for 300+ marbled murrelets. 📞 Call David Eby: 250-387-1715 📣 Follow action steps in the Pacific Wild link Once it’s gone, it’s gone. pacificwild.org/one-week-to-...
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Save the Tsitika! Ancient Trees up for Auction
Until March 5, BC Timber Sales proposed cut block, TA1375, is up for auction. This prime habitat for marbled murrelets, denning bears and ancient lichen was a priority deferred area, but now saving it...
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 19/02/2026
Every dollar makes a difference. Support #independent #media! watershedsentinel.ca/donate/ #journalism #environment #nonprofit #news #canada #bcpoli #britishcolumbia
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 19/02/2026
As #spring starts flirting with us, Swallow Song reflects on #swallows, #parenthood, #place, and the ancient bond between people and #birds. Not all of our stories are online. Subscribe to the Watershed Sentinel in print or digital so you don’t miss out. watershedsentinel.ca/article/swal...
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Swallow Song | Watershed Sentinel
For as long as we’ve built homes, swallows have shared them, from the eaves of Roman villas to the longhouses of the Snuneymuxw people.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 15/02/2026
Alberta–Canada #MOU slammed as #greenwashing: expanding tar sands, betting on unrealistic #carbon capture, and pushing pipelines and tankers... a perfect recipe for deepening the #climate crisis while pretending to chase net-zero. watershedsentinel.ca/article/the-... #alberta #tarsands #extraction
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The Politics of Betrayal | Watershed Sentinel
The Memorandum of Understanding between Alberta and Canada is toxic, just like the tar sands. Its sole purpose is playing politics.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 11/02/2026
In BC, big industries pay $2.25 per million litres of #freshwater while communities face #drought, #wildfires, and watershed insecurity. With the BC Budget coming Feb 17, share the video and help push for change 💧 www.watershedsecurity.ca/take-action #BCpoli #Water #BCWatershedSecurityCoalition
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 10/02/2026
Rare good news 🙂 #BC has paused the $162M Malahat highway expansion near #Goldstream after years of protest by #W̱SÁNEĆ elder Carl Olsen, citing risks to #salmon, the stream, and #forest. www.capitaldaily.ca/news/bc-paus...
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BC pauses $162M Malahat-widening project amid environmental concerns for Goldstream
Carl Olsen, who has spent more than three years protesting the project, says BC should consider alternative traffic-calming measures on the Malahat.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 07/02/2026
🚨 STOP logging at Fairy Creek 🚨 Teal-Jones is seeking a permit to log old-growth beside the Fairy Creek deferral zone (cutblock 8027). tinyurl.com/2drj3cx2 📣 We need to FLOOD the Ministry of Forests with opposition 🕔 Takes 5 minutes 📅 Deadline: Feb 22 #fairycreek #logging #deforestation
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 03/02/2026
Data centres proposed in #Nanaimo is sparking debate over resources, hydro subsidies, and #climate goals. #Environmental advocates and local residents question who will ultimately pay the price for this new #technology.  @nanaimo.ca #datacentre #BCpoli #BC watershedsentinel.ca/article/data...
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Data Insecurity | Watershed Sentinel
A proposed data centre in Nanaimo raises concerns about water use, power demand, and climate impacts as BC expands digital infrastructure.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 03/02/2026
Breaking News! Health Canada has approved a gene-edited pig for human consumption. Demand mandatory labelling at www.cban.ca/labelGMOs @cbanaction.bsky.social #GMO #HealthCanada #pig #labelling #food
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 29/01/2026
The new Canada–U.S. frontline is on your phone! As Canadian news fades from social platforms, AI-boosted U.S. #disinformation fills the gap, exploiting divisions from #Alberta to #Quebec and quietly reshaping our politics and identity. #cbc #canada #division www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7066027
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The new Canada-U.S. frontline is on your phone
With renewed talk of separation in both Quebec and Alberta, social media researchers are worried about a new front in the battle between Canada and America. For The National, CBC’s Eli Glasner breaks ...
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 27/01/2026
New issue of The Watershed Sentinel is out! Read some stories online watershedsentinel.ca/articles, subscribe for the full print issue + early PDF: watershedsentinel.ca/store. Support independent environmental journalism. #salmon #environmentaljustice #watershedsentinel #grassroots #rewild #BCpoli
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 27/01/2026
Seals, sea lions, and birds in the Strait of Georgia remind us that #herring season is around the corner! #HerringFest on #Hornby Island, March 4-8, 2026, brings people together to celebrate these keystone species. watershedsentinel.ca/article/herr...
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The Herring Remember | Watershed Sentinel
Herring decline in the Salish Sea reveals shifting baselines, treaty rights violations, and the importance of protecting spawning grounds.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 27/01/2026
The latest issue of Watershed Sentinel is off to the printer. Many of the stories won’t appear online, so the best way to read them all is to subscribe, in print or digital, and spend time with the full magazine. watershedsentinel.ca/article/potl... #salmon #BC #firstnations #potlatch #fishfarms
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Potlatch Uprising | Watershed Sentinel
First Nations leaders gather at a Migratory Salmon Potlatch to unite against fish farms and protect salmon for future generations.
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 23/01/2026
The wall is going down! Today, partners gathered at Kus-kus-sum to celebrate the removal of the steel wall, a major milestone in restoring this former industrial site back into a living estuary. More in our next issue. #Kuskussum #Comox #Courtenay #restoration #conservation
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 15/01/2026
The next issue will be sent to print next week! Subscribe and get the Watershed Sentinel in your mailbox. Not every article is published on our website :) #independentjournalism #BritishColumbia #environement #climate #VancouverIsland #canada ##watershed #nonprofit
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Watershed Sentinel @watershedsentinel.ca · 12/01/2026
Don’t miss a single story! Get the full magazine delivered straight to your mailbox. Next issue available as a PDF in about two weeks, print will follow. #IndigenousSovereignty #TruthAndReconciliation #ResidentialSchoolSurvivors #Survivor #Justice #Reconciliation #Trauma #MMIWG #WatershedSentinel
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Pain & Reconciliation | Watershed Sentinel
Dorothy Smith, survivor of residential school, fights for Indigenous rights, teaching, healing, and protecting her nation’s land and caribou.
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