Matt Simmons

Why a highly anticipated Site C dam ‘mega trial’ isn’t happening right now
For those following the Site C dam project closely, March 14 was supposed to be…

Document reveals influence of oil and gas lobbyists on B.C. officials after Indigenous Rights ruling
In the wake of a precedent-setting Indigenous Rights case in June 2021, B.C.’s ministry of…

How far will B.C. go to fix oil and gas royalties? ‘The devil will be in the details’
A majority of British Columbians agree the province’s oil and gas royalty framework is in…

Car story: Where will Canada’s electric vehicle batteries go when they die?
What happens when an electric vehicle battery the size of a small dinner table reaches…

Two years after B.C. passed its landmark Indigenous Rights act, has anything changed?
Two years after B.C. legislated the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples…

‘We are not here to get killed’: Wet’suwet’en solidarity actions met with armed police response
From a bridge above train tracks in New Hazelton, B.C., supporters of the Gitxsan Nation…

How the Blueberry ruling in B.C. is a game changer for the Site C dam, extractive industries and Indigenous Rights
When B.C. Supreme Court Justice Emily Burke served her ruling on a long-fought case between…

‘Finding the Mother Tree’: Ecologist Suzanne Simard offers solutions to B.C.’s forest woes
Everything in an ecosystem is connected. A tiny sapling relies on a towering ancient tree,…

Seeing the forest for the trees: searching for solutions in B.C.’s Kispiox Valley
Clear plastic bags hang from small spigots plugged into birch trunks in a mixed stand…

These 12 B.C. mines pose risks to salmon, caribou, water: report
B.C.’s mineral resources are sought after to support the transition from fossil fuels to renewable…
B.C. auditor general flags province’s inadequate management of lands, fish and wildlife
B.C. is falling short on its commitment to protect fish and wildlife habitat, according to…