Seven Saskatchewan residents face 468 wildlife charges for illegally hunting and trapping near Fort Smith, on the N.W.T. – Alberta … Continue reading Book thrown at Saskatchewan trappers

The exclusion of fish and wildlife regulations from key public review provisions of the Environmental Bill of Rights must end, … Continue reading Groups Call For End to “Wildlife Management by Invitation Only”

A new European Union law will make the discharge of oil and other pollution at sea a criminal offence, punishable … Continue reading EU pollution rules won’t help Canadian waters: critics

Tens of thousands of chanting, banner-waving Canadians took to the streets across the country Saturday to protest the war on … Continue reading Peace rallies held across Canada

Toronto – A coalition of conservation groups says proposed government legislation threatens to turn parts of Ontario's wilderness over to … Continue reading Conservationists angered by Kawartha plan

Ottawa – Environment Canada's Ottawa weather office is about to change. Nineteen of its employees will be asked to relocate, … Continue reading Big changes at Ottawa weather office

The Port of Belledune has created a 200-acre industrial park, hoping to attract companies that recycle commercial waste. http://nb.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=nb_wastebelledune20030314 Continue reading Belledune pegs future on industrial waste

City council was urged Thursday to toughen up a proposed bylaw that would control pesticide use on the island. http://montreal.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ml_pesticide20030314 Continue reading Make pesticide ban tougher, council told

A new group is trying to bring fishermen together for the good of fish. http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=mb_fishgroup20030314 Continue reading Conservation group aims to unite fishermen

Winnipeg – Environment Canada is scaling back its weather stations to create five major forecasting centres, including one in Edmonton. … Continue reading Weather office expands

OTTAWA – A coalition of environmental and consumer groups is calling on the federal government to introduce mandatory labeling rules … Continue reading Environmental, consumer groups demand mandatory GM food labels

VANCOUVER – Scientists with Fisheries and Oceans Canada released a new report recommending that the sponge reefs found in Hecate … Continue reading DFO scientists urge quick protection of the Hecate Strait Sponge Reefs as Marine Protected Areas