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Mining "free for all" threatens northern Ontario ecosystems
Public Interest Groups Call for Land Withdrawals to Ease Pressure on Communities and NatureTORONTO – A rapid increase in exploratory mining activities, including staking, drilling...Baring it all for Polar Bears
2nd annual Polar Swim to help save Ontario’s Polar BearsTORONTO – Today students, moms, dads, sons and daughters joined CPAWS Wildlands League and Celebrity Swim...More questions than answers for Ontario forestry announcement
Does Auction Announcement Count the Carbon Costs?TORONTO - CPAWS Wildlands League says that it will closely monitor a wood re-allocation process announced by Minister Gravelle...Caribou running out of space in Ontario
Study shows 7 out of 9 local caribou populations on the verge Toronto – Today CPAWS-Wildlands League is releasing a new report showing that 7...Caribou in peril, Ontario warned: Toronto Star
Facing 'emergency,' province urged to halt logging, road building in threatened habitatsExcerpted from the Toronto Star, July 30 2009 By Catherine Porter, Environment Reporter The...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
New video campaign launched to help threatened caribou in MB, ON and QC
Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal - Today the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is launching a series of new tongue in cheek videos aimed at helping caribou...Industry and Environmental groups applaud release of Far North report
Report shows strong support for funding and First Nations lead on planningToronto –Today the Ontario Waterpower Association and CPAWS Wildlands League applaud the release of...Will Manitoba Join Ontario and Quebec as Leaders in Boreal Forest Protection?
On June 9, the Ontario government introduced new legislation that would allow for the permanent protection of at least half of the 450,000 square kilometres...New Ontario law promises to protect northern Boreal Forest
Role of communities needs to be front and centre in new law, coalition saysTORONTO – A coalition of leading environmental groups applaud landmark legislation introduced...How wind power can work for wildlife
This article appeared in the Spring 2009 issue of Canadian Wilderness. Brent Peterson grew up along MacCauley Lake in the cottage country north of Toronto. ...QUEBEC: Take action to protect Gatineau Park
Gatineau park offers a unique wilderness experience to residents of the National Captial area: the opportunity to enjoy the sight of a of a fleeting...Proposed amendments to Ontario Mining Act do little to prevent conflicts
TORONTO – In response to proposed changes to Ontario’s Mining Act, Mushkegowuk Council, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug and Ardoch Algonquin First Nation call on the province to...Ontario caribou plan draws criticism: Toronto Star
Originally printed in the Toronto Star, May 19, 2009by Tanya TalagaA provincial plan on how to save the endangered woodland caribou is getting a failing...Revised Ontario Mining Act charts a new course
CPAWS-Wildlands League welcomes fresh approachTORONTO –CPAWS Wildlands League, a leading conservation group in the province welcomes several changes to Ontario’s Mining Act tabled today by...Government caribou plan fails to stop the extinction clock
Groups urge Premier McGuinty to act before June deadlineTORONTO- Save our Species (SOS), a coalition of leading environmental groups in the province, calls on the...Ontario puts ecosystems and climate in jeopardy by encouraging burning forests for energy
Group says approach to biofibre is inconsistent with climate change initiativesToday, CPAWS Wildlands League expresses deep concerns regarding the province’s latest approach to biofibre projects. ...Feds protect snapping turtles; Ontario proposes increased turtle hunting in park
Toronto -- CPAWS Wildlands League welcomes steps taken by the federal government to protect troubled snapping turtle populations in Canada. They were recently added to...Approved Ontario development threatens species at risk
TORONTO - The Ministry of Environment announced its decision this week to allow a controversial logging plan to go forward in the Ogoki Forest, which...CPAWS Helps Build Capacity of First Nations to Respond to Mining in Ontario's Far North
Oji-Cree Speaking Mining Coordinator Hired Toronto –CPAWS Wildlands League is pleased to announce that it is launching a new project in Ontario’s far north to...October 29, 2008
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