Canadian Coast Guard working to remove MV Spudnik from Fraser River
Press Release From: Canadian Coast Guard January 6, 2020 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Government of Canada is committed to protecting Canada’s environment and waterways. We know that abandoned vessels…
Batchewana First Nation Asserts Jurisdiction, Oppose Ferrochrome Development
Press Release (December 20, 2019, Sault Ste. Marie, ON) – After months of discussions the Chief and Council of Batchewana First Nation has reached a decision not to endorse the…
Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs Evict Coastal GasLink from Territory
Press Release Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs representing all five clans of the Wet’suwet’en Nation have issued an eviction notice to the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline company. The eviction of CGL is…
Fortymile caribou herd hunting opportunity opening
Press Release Following a recommendation received from the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board, the Government of Yukon is opening a licensed harvest on Fortymile caribou herd from January 1…
New online watercourse and wetland alteration reference map now available
Press Release FREDERICTON (GNB) – The provincial government has developed a new and comprehensive online Watercourse and Wetland Alteration (WAWA) Reference Map. “We know how valuable wetlands are to waterfowl,…
Ontario Investing in Far North Winter Roads Network
Press Release December 20, 2019 Ontario’s government is connecting remote communities and creating opportunities for economic development by investing in the 2019-20 winter roads program. Today, Greg Rickford, Minister of…
Webequie Supply Road Project — Public Comments Invited
Press Release From: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada December 19, 2019 — Ottawa — Impact Assessment Agency of Canada On November 29, 2019, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) decided an impact…
Fisheries Minister Makes the Right Decision on Pacific Herring in the Strait of Georgia
Press Release VANCOUVER, Dec. 19, 2019 – “It’s the right decision,” says the Herring Conservation and Research Society’s Rob Morley of Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO) draft Integrated Fisheries Management…
Gaming grants support wetlands restoration, protection
Press Release Dec. 19, 2019 VICTORIA – When Margaret Hartley signed up for a Wetlandkeepers workshop with the BC Wildlife Federation in 2012, she wasn’t fully aware of the variety…
CNSC amends Cameco Corporation’s Beaverlodge waste facility operating licence
Press Release From: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission December 19, 2019 – Ottawa Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced its decision to amend the waste facility operating licence held…
