Entries tagged "parks"
CPAWS launches video contest for Canadians to celebrate national parks
Ottawa, July 16, 2010 - On the eve of Parks Day and to celebrate 125 years of national parks in Canada, the Canadian Parks and...Tags: parks
Canadian wildlife need big connected parks or species will disappear: Report
Ottawa –The health of wildlife and biodiversity is uneven in Canada’s national and provincial parks, says a new report prepared by the Canadian Parks and...Toronto man to hike Jasper's Skyline trail in support of CPAWS
On the way up Little Shovel Pass on the Skyline Trail. Photo: Janine MurphyOn June 30th, Jason Murphy will be hiking the spectacular 46...CPAWS welcomes new national park for Nova Scotia
HALIFAX – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) welcomes today’s announcement by the Government of Canada and the Nova Scotia government of the intention...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...SNAP Québec welcomes Bill to reinstate Mont-Orford Park lands
Montreal – SNAP (CPAWS) Québec welcomes the introduction today by the Québec Parliament of a bill, which if passed, will reinstate 459 hectares in Mont...Groups back Manitoba decision on boreal protection
Canadian, Manitoban and U.S. organizations have joined together in an action alert to urge the Manitoba Government to stand firm on its commitment to not...Complex Land-Use Planning Lends Itself to One Simple Solution
Southern Alberta needs more protected areas in Alberta if it is going to meet the economic, environmental, and social objectives as defined in the Land...Wildlife biologist calls Manitoba's Fisher Bay crucial habitat for Little Brown Bats
Proposed Park would help protect this flying mammalWINNIPEG -- Dr. Craig Willis, a wildlife biologist from the University of Winnipeg, shared his enthusiasm for the...CPAWS welcomes today's announcement of new parks for Mealy Mountains, Labrador
Happy Valley-Goose Bay – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society welcomes the announcements today by the Governments of Canada and Newfoundland-Labrador that they will establish...CPAWS welcomes stronger protection for Sable Island, Nova Scotia
HALIFAX – CPAWS welcomes today’s announcement by the Federal government that it is considering establishing a new national park in Nova Scotia for Sable Island....Fisher Bay Park Would Provide Huge Economic Benefits: Economic Impact Study
Creating a new provincial park in Fisher Bay, Manitoba could provide a net gain of $38 million, says a new economic study released today at...CPAWS weighs in on future of Fundy National Park
Fundy park funding questionedBy James Foster Published in the Times & Transcript (New Brunswick) on Nov. 19, 2009 No one wants to look a gift...New poll shows strong local support for Flathead national park
Eyes of World Focus on Flathead Following United Nations VisitEast Kootenay residents support a National Park in the southeastern one-third of B.C.'s Flathead River Valley...More Protection for Algonquin
Toronto - CPAWS Wildlands League is applauding an announcement to protect more of Algonquin Provincial Park. Today, the province posted a notice on the Environmental...CPAWS welcomes new funding for land conservation in Nova Scotia
Halifax – The Nova Scotia government has allocated an additional $66 million in capital spending in its most recent budget, released yesterday, for acquiring private...Lack of protection in Canada's Flathead Valley threatens Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
CPAWS and other Conservation Groups Make Case to UN World Heritage CommitteeCalgary, Alta—Leading conservation groups briefed reporters at 1 p.m. today in Calgary, before heading...Alberta opens door to first new protected wilderness in a decade
Edmonton - For the first time in 10 years, the Alberta government is giving the green light to creating new protected wilderness areas in the..."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
July 16, 2009
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