Canada to prioritize nature and double protection of land and ocean by 2025
Press Release CPAWS applauds federal government’s commitment to nature conservation as part of Canada’s recovery. WireService.ca Media Release (09/23/2020) OTTAWA, ON – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) welcomes the…
AB Government: Sec. 11 agreement provides certainty to industry
Press Release The Canada-Alberta Section 11 agreement confirms the province’s lead role in developing sub-regional plans that support caribou recovery and protects jobs. The agreement under Section 11 of the…
Canada and Alberta reach caribou conservation deal
Press Release From: Environment and Climate Change Canada October 23, 2020 – Ottawa, Ontario The governments of Canada and Alberta have reached an agreement for the conservation and recovery of…
GTC and VGG Respond to BMO Policy Update
Press Release (Old Crow, Yukon/Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada –October 22, 2020) Vuntut Gwitchin Government and Gwich’in Tribal Council are celebrating news that the Bank of Montreal (BMO) has prohibited financing…
Manitoba Conservation and Climate Enforcement Update
Press Release Continued Enforcement of Illegal Hunting Manitoba Conservation and Climate advises that ongoing enforcement by conservation officers against night hunting and hunting in moose closure areas continues to address…
PSA: IMAQ Interviews – Pond Inlet
Press Release October 22, 2020 The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is hosting Imaq interviews with Inuit in Pond Inlet to gather traditional knowledge to design a fresh-water monitoring program. This…
GNWT now accepting applications for two new on-the-land funding programs
Press Release October 21, 2020 Two new programs to support harvesters and families going out on the land in 2020-2021 are now taking applications. · The Take a Family on…
UBCIC: Federal Government’s Ties to Fish Farm Industry and Monopoly on Research Hastening Demise of Wild Salmon
Press Release ((Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – October 21, 2020) The Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is demanding transparency and accountability from the Department of…
Canada: Climate Crisis Toll on First Nations’ Food Supply
Press Release Government Response Inadequate as Emissions Rise Climate change is taking a growing toll on First Nations in Canada, depleting food sources and affecting health. Canada is contributing to…
Environmental investigation completed in Rankin Inlet
Press Release Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Rankin Inlet that an environmental investigation along Kivalliq Street has been completed. Propylene glycol was below laboratory…
