Next phase of BC Hydro review to focus on climate goals, new opportunities
Press Release July 19, 2019 VICTORIA – To ensure BC Hydro is working for British Columbians, government is launching Phase 2 of the BC Hydro review, focusing on CleanBC electrification…
Provincial, federal governments and First Nations work together to address Big Bar rockslide
Press Release July 19, 2019 VICTORIA – Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, and B.C. Premier John Horgan have confirmed their joint determination to do everything possible to ensure Fraser…
Iqaluit Parks Day celebrations postponed
Press Release 19 July 2019 The activities scheduled to take place at the Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park to celebrate Parks Day on July 20, 2019 are postponed due to bad…
Release: ILI Statement on $6.4 Million Investment in First Nations Guardians Programs
Press Release Ottawa: Wednesday, July 17th, 2019: The Government of Canada announced that it will invest $6.4 million in the First Nations stream of the Indigenous Guardians Pilot Program. Twenty-two projects—some…
Parks Day Sylvia Grinell 2019
Press Release 18 July 2019 Step away from your computer, televisions and smart phones and spend a day exploring and enjoying all that Nunavut Parks have to offer! Parks day…
KRG: Celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the parc national des Pingualuit
Press Release July 17, 2019- On July 11 2019, local residents of Kangiqsujuaq were given an amazing opportunity to visit the Pingualuit national park during its 15th anniversary. Some Nunavik…
Canada invests $6.4 million to support First Nations leadership in conservation
Press Release July 17, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario Indigenous Peoples have a special relationship with the environment. They have cared for the land, water, ice, plants, and animals for millennia. The…
Financial assistance available for Chilcotin flooding victims
Press Release July 17, 2019 VICTORIA – Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is now available for eligible British Columbians in the Chilcotin region who may have been impacted by overland flooding…
Kirby Offshore Marine Operating LLC ordered to pay $2.9 million after pleading guilty to three charges of violating federal environmental legislation
Press Release July 17, 2019 – Bella Bella, British Columbia The Government of Canada enforces the laws that protect Canada’s air, water, and natural environment, and we take pollution incidents and…
A Long Way From Justice: Heiltsuk Nation Reacts to Oil Spill Sentence for Kirby Corporation
Press Release Nation launches open letter campaign calling for accountability, asking Kirby Corporation President and CEO, David Grzebinski, “Does Kirby Care?” (www.doeskirbycare.com) BELLA BELLA, July 16, 2019 – The Heiltsuk…
