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#WatershedSentinel - Independent environmental news for BC & beyond. Amplifying grassroots voices on climate, water, energy, Indigenous rights, and community-led solutions for a sustainable future. watershedsentinel.ca/store
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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

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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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February 3, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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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
February 3, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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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

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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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January 29, 2026 at 5:40 AM
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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
January 27, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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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.

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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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January 27, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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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.

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#salmon #BC #firstnations #potlatch #fishfarms
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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January 27, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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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
January 23, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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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
January 15, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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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
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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January 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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After 68 years, the #Crofton pulp #mill is shutting down, leaving 350 workers without jobs and destabilizing dozens of businesses in the region. And, for the #Chemainus River estuary, it may also mark the beginning of long-overdue healing. watershedsentinel.ca/article/pulp...

#pulp
Pulp Friction | Watershed Sentinel
The Crofton pulp mill is closing after decades of pollution and conflict, marking a turning point for the Chemainus River estuary.
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January 6, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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Don’t miss a single story! Subscribe to the Watershed Sentinel and get the full magazine delivered straight to your mailbox.

@nfucanada.bsky.social #seed #farming #seedsaving

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The Right to Save Seed | Watershed Sentinel
Canada’s proposed changes to Plant Breeders’ Rights regulations threaten farmers’ ability to save seed, increasing corporate control.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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Petition to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia:
1. Appoint a New Minister of Forests
2. Initiate a Public Inquiry into Over harvesting of BC Forests, including Old Growth Forests

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Save What's Left
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December 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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The Watershed Sentinel sends wishes for peace, courage, and hope! May your week be beautiful and may we all contribute to a brighter future together.🌲

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December 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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As Google now “does the Googling” for us, rolling out AI-generated, chatbot-style answers, humans are visiting fewer of the websites where that information actually comes from. #AI #Internet
Is AI killing the internet?
AI-powered browsers and search engines are threatening the death of the open web
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December 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Conservation at scale can’t happen without collaboration. That’s what makes Kootenay Forest Lands truly special.

Today, we joined governments, Indigenous partners and industry to celebrate what’s possible when we work together for nature.

Learn more: natureconservancy.ca/kootenay-lan...
December 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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It’s never been about one tree, one creek, or one person. We know the power of coming together is what allows us to create real, tangible change. So let's unite to conserve, restore and care for nature. Learn more: brnw.ch/21wP1W0 ✨ #NatureMakesItPossible
November 27, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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Big win for conservation in B.C.! 🌲 450+ km² of forest and nearly 930 km of streams are now protected, one of Canada’s largest private land conservation efforts. Kudos to Nature Conservancy Canada (@ncccnc.bsky.social)

#KtunaxaFirstNation #Conservation #BC #KootenayForestLands
Kootenay Forest Lands | Nature Conservancy of Canada
The Kootenay Forest Lands in southeastern BC protect 45,000 hectares of forests, streams and grasslands, vital for grizzly bears, wolverine and bull trout.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Last July, our team witnessed art, song, and sovereignty at #Hiladi, the traditional #Ma’amtagila village site. Hear Makwala-Rande Cook, Matthew Ambers, and hereditary chiefs share the Ma’amtagila Declaration for the first time, from Hiladi, “the place to make things right.”

#firstnationheritage
Awakening Hiladi and the Ma'amtagila Declaration by Watershed Radio: Listen on Audiomack
Awakening Hiladi and the Ma'amtagila Declaration song from Watershed Radio. Release Date: September 05, 2025.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Whales Without Borders: Aligning Environmental Policies to Enhance Whale Conservation was written by Dr. Robinson as a Salish Sea Institute Fellow. Read the full report here: ocean.org/.../why-whal...

#orcas #whales #SalishSea #fichery #bcpoli
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December 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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2,000-year-old yellow cedar harvested near Gold River, despite being protected - Saanich News
Advocates say felled cedar is emblematic of government’s failed promise to protect old-growth forests
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December 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Conservation North is calling out Premier David Eby's opposition to logging old-growths to keep a Vancouver Island pulp mill running, while remaining quiet about the ongoing old-growth logging happening in the northern regions.

#oldgrowth #DavidEby #bcpoli #logging #forestry #PulpMill
Conservation North accuses Premier Eby of mixed messages on old-growth logging
PRINCE GEORGE - Conservation North is calling out Premier David Eby for what they see as inconsistencies in hi...
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December 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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The Liberal government will vote against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's motion Tuesday calling for a new oil #pipeline to the #Pacific.

#poilievre #liberals #canada #climatejustice

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Liberals to vote against Poilievre's pipeline motion, calling it 'immature' and an 'insult' | CBC News
The Liberal government will vote against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's motion Tuesday calling for a new oil pipeline to the Pacific — but ministers insisted it doesn't mean Ottawa has given u...
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December 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Thirty years of warnings. These images, once shown to the European Parliament and broadcast internationally, exposed the clear-cut devastation on BC's coast. It won awards across Canada, the US and Europe.

The footage hasn't aged.
Still happening. Still shocking.

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Legacy Killing a Temperate Rainforest
YouTube video by Peter Mcallister
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December 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Success in the #Marshall Islands 🌺 One year after rat removal, native forests and seabirds are booming. Big thanks to Island Conservation and local communities for this inspiring restoration.

#IslandConservation #restoration #conservation #pestcontrol
Press Release: Staggering Recovery of Plants and Seabirds on Marshallese Islands Just One Year After Rat Removal - Island Conservation
Astonishing results from our work to restore sites in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, boosting climate resilience and ocean health!
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December 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Coastal First Nations member Nations will use every tool in their toolbox to keep oil tankers and the risk of a catastrophic oil spill out of BC’s Northern coastal waters.

#pipeline #oiltanker #salishsea #bcpoli #pacificnorthwest
Coastal First Nations Dismiss Pipeline MOU: North Coast Pipeline Will Never Be Built
CFN member Nations vow to keep oil tankers and the risk of a catastrophic oil spill out of BC’s Northern coastal waters.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM