East Side Wilderness Area
The boreal forest is the largest wild frontier forest ecosystem remaining in the world. It circles the globe, traversing the … Continue reading East Side Wilderness Area
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Protecting Culture, Nature, and Economic Opportunity – Ochiwasahow (Fisher Bay) Park Reserve
The Wilderness Committee and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) have joined the Fisher River Cree Nation (FRCN) on … Continue reading Protecting Culture, Nature, and Economic Opportunity – Ochiwasahow (Fisher Bay) Park Reserve
Stop Logging Our Provincial Parks!
Our provincial parks are under constant attack. The cherished destinations of our camping weekends and trips to the lake are … Continue reading Stop Logging Our Provincial Parks!
Manitoba Wildlands Protected Areas Audit Released
Manitoba Wildlands released the 2007 Protected Areas Audit November 14,
2007. The Audit is annual, documenting all Manitoba Government actions
to establish protected lands and waters.
There were both protected areas losses and gains in the 2006 – 2007
year. The land quantum gain in protected area is 6,361 ha. The amount
of land removed from protection is 13,985 ha. The net loss in land
quantum protected from development in Manitoba for the 2007 Protected
Areas Audit is 7,642 ha.
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Climate Change Connection
Climate Change Connection is a hub for information about climate change in Manitoba. We are managed by the Manitoba Eco-Network … Continue reading Climate Change Connection
Climate Champions
The first recipients of Climate Change Connection’s Climate Champion Award were the “Idle Free Girls”. These girls are a group … Continue reading Climate Champions
Film tracks family’s garbage production
The McDonald family knows their garbage intimately. They lived with every used plastic fork, balled-up candy wrapper and ripped shred … Continue reading Film tracks family’s garbage production
Landmark climate report released
The Earth’s climate is warming at a quickening pace, with major implications for northern countries like Canada and threats of … Continue reading Landmark climate report released
Newswire: Final global-warming report highlights risks to Canada: Humans, nature will suffer unless ‘urgent, global action’ is taken: UN secretary general
The Earth’s climate is warming at a quickening pace, with major implications for northern countries like Canada and threats of … Continue reading Newswire: Final global-warming report highlights risks to Canada: Humans, nature will suffer unless ‘urgent, global action’ is taken: UN secretary general
Newswire: Parks Canada sets sights on predators to curb Banff elk population
Wildlife experts at Banff National Park are hoping to give nature’s predators a helping hand to control an exploding elk … Continue reading Newswire: Parks Canada sets sights on predators to curb Banff elk population
Victory! Bow River not up for sale – for now
The Council of Canadians is thrilled to hear that the Alberta government has taken steps to preserve the water in the Bow River – at least for the immediate future.
In last month’s e-news, we told you about an application that the Eastern Irrigation District (EID) made to Alberta Environment to amend their current water licence to allow them to extract water from the Bow River for commercial purposes.
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Saving the endangered caribou
Caribou have been a crucial food source for Canada’s northern indigenous people from time immemorial. But their population is dwindling at an alarming rate, in no small part because of improved hunting equipment — including snowmobiles — as well as exploration work for oil and gas reserves and arctic diamond mines. And now, the slow, […] Continue reading Saving the endangered caribou