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CPAWS welcomes step forward towards new NWT national park
Calgary - The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), congratulates the Akaitcho Dene, the community of Łutsel K’e and Environment Minister Jim Prentice and Parks...Mackenzie Valley Pipeline review panel gets conservation measures right: CPAWS
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is pleased with the detailed conservation recommendations made by the Joint Review Panel (JRP) for the Mackenzie Gas Project...CPAWS congratulates 2009 Boreal leadership award winners
Dehcho First Nations, Manitoba government and Dr. Fiona Schmeigelow honouredThe Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI) hosted its annual Boreal Awards last night at the Chateau Laurier..."What About Mealy Mountains National Park?"
This article was originally published in the Telegram (St. John's) on July 18, 2009. Last Thursday a small group of Newfoundlanders including one Member of...Progress on Canada's parks slows in 2009
New report marks Canada’s Parks Day, July 18thOttawa – In The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, its second annual review of the state of...Tags: alberta algonquin bc caribou flathead logging mining mont orford nahanni new brunswick nwt ontario parks quebec report yellowstone to yukon
Nahanni park expansion enshrined in law
CPAWS is thrilled that Bill C-38, an Act to amend the National Parks Act to expand Nahanni National Park Reserve to over 30,000 km2, six ...A proud day for Canada: Nahanni becomes one of world's greatest parks
Ottawa - The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is celebrating the historic announcement today by Environment Minister Jim Prentice and DehCho First Nations Grand...CPAWS welcomes permanent protection for Saoyú - ?ehdacho in NWT
L to R - Alan Latourelle, CEO Parks Canada, Environment Minister Jim Prentice, Deline Land Corp president Peter Menacho, Erica Janes, CPAWS-NWT Conservation Coordinator,...Leaders respond to CPAWS' election primer
We sent our 2008 Election Primer questions to all 5 parties. Four of the parties responded. Here are their answers. Do you support the vision...Dehcho First Nations support anticipated Nahanni Park expansion
Today the local Dehcho First Nations gave their approval for an expanded Nahanni National Park Reserve that would protect 95% of the Dehcho part of...CPAWS welcomes next step in protecting Nahanni watershed
OTTAWA -- CPAWS welcomes today’s announcement by Environment Minister John Baird that lands comprising the headwaters of the Nahanni River in the Northwest Territories have...Woodland caribou, songbirds could disappear from the Mackenzie Valley: CBI report
Hanneke Brooymans edmontonjournal.com EDMONTON - Woodland caribou and sensitive songbirds could disappear from large tracts of Alberta and the southern Northwest Territories unless strong conservation...CPAWS welcomes historic next step for northern conservation
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) welcomes today’s significant announcement by federal Environment Minister John Baird and Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl...Results in: NWT Territorial Election Survey
CPAWS-NWT conducted a survey of MLA candidates in the October 1 territorial election to determine their positions on important environmental issues. We asked questions regarding...CPAWS welcomes news that majority of NWT residents want more lands and waters protected
YELLOWKNIFE and OTTAWA —CPAWS welcomes the results of a public opinion poll released today by McAllister Opinion Research showing that environment and conservation are top...Major success for Nahanni
Alison Woodley (CPAWS), Darha Philpot (CPAWS-NWT), Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Shannon Haszard (Ducks Unlimited Canada) at Nahanni announcement in Fort Simpson, NWT, August, 2007...Nahanni Bat Research Discovers 7 New Species
One of the Nahanni bat species. In 2006, CPAWS-NWT received a research grant from Mountain Equipment Co-op to do a bat survey along the...CPAWS welcomes federal step towards protecting NWT's Great Boreal wilderness
On June 20, 2007, the Government of Canada extended the interim protection for Edéhzhíe (the Horn Plateau) in the Northwest Territories until October 31, 2008. ...CPAWS welcomes federal commitment to protect important NWT ecological and cultural site
Yellowknife - CPAWS is pleased that Federal Environment Minister John Baird announced yesterday that Sahoyúé-§ehdacho, two large peninsulas covering 5550 km2 on Great Bear Lake,...CPAWS NWT's 10 Year Report
Ten years ago, a small group of northerners who shared a vision for conservation came together to create the Northwest Territories Chapter of the Canadian...November 2, 2006
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