Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald responds to the Northern Ontario Fire Crisis and Calls on all levels of Government for Assistance
Press Release (Toronto, July 11, 2019) Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald is responding to the second evacuation of Pikangikum First Nation in just over a month. Community members of Pikangikum…
Premiers Committed to Action on Climate Change, Disaster Mitigation
Press Release SASKATOON, SK, July 11, 2019 – Climate change is a global threat, with immediate and long-lasting, tangible impacts on the natural environment, public health and safety, as well…
Kitimat LNG Expansion Project — Public Comments Invited
Press Release From: Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency July 11, 2019 — Ottawa — Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) must decide whether a federal environmental…
City to Host Forest Fire Evacuees from Pikangikum First Nation
Press Release July 10, 2019 The City of Thunder Bay is preparing to receive approximately hundreds more people beyond expressed capacity from Pikangikum First Nation after an evacuation order was…
Minister Wilkinson attends the Seymour River Restoration Celebration Event
Press Release North Vancouver, British Columbia — The Seymour River is home to many fish runs and is an integral part of the landscape of North Vancouver and the broader Vancouver…
Premier Doug Ford Recognizes Saskatchewan for Supporting Vulnerable Residents in Wildfire Emergency
Press Release July 10, 2019 Office of the Premier SASKATOON — Today, Premier Doug Ford released the following statement about the wildfire situation in Northern Ontario: “Ontario is currently battling…
Repairs underway on flood-damaged roads southwest of Williams Lake
Press Release July 10, 2019 WILLIAMS LAKE – The Chilcotin River and associated tributaries have experienced a one-in-200-year flood event, following more than 90 millimetres of rainfall in the past…
Funding to Support Indigenous Participation in the new Impact Assessment System
Press Release From: Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency July 10, 2019 — The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) is making funding available through a new Indigenous Capacity Support Program to Indigenous…
Minister Wilkinson, and BC Minister Donaldson meet with First Nation leadership and participate in site visit at Big Bar Landslide in Lillooet, B.C.
Press Release July 9, 2019 Lillooet, British Columbia —Today, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, and British Columbia’s Minister of Forests, Lands and…
NWAC: Sen. McCallum’s Amendments to Bill S-3 Mark a Historic Moment in Canadian Environmental Law
Press Release Bill C-69 has received royal assent, quietly making history in Canadian environmental legislation. While vociferous opponents and supporters of the bill have garnered heated media coverage on legislated…
