An environmental survey says fallout from a former salmon farm exceeded provincial limits even after the farm was removed. The … Continue reading ENVIRONMENTALISTS CRITICIZE FISH FARM CONTAMINATION

Coal-fired power plants should be phased out by 2015, says the Ontario Public Health Association. http://ottawa.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=coal021114 Continue reading SHUT DOWN COAL GENERATORS: REPORT

The TTC is spending 3 million dollars to clean up its internal drinking water. http://toronto.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ttc_111102 Continue reading TTC WATER FAILS TESTS IN STAFF AREAS

A Winnipeg doctor is shocked the city has cancelled a contract with the University of Manitoba. For years, the city … Continue reading CITY TO STOP SELLING DOGS FOR RESEARCH

Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, more than a million acres of mountain and forest wilderness straddling the Continental Divide on the … Continue reading New Study Warns of Threats to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park

Sydney, N.S. ? After decades of backroom battles, the federal and Nova Scotia governments announced Wednesday a $400-million cleanup plan … Continue reading Tar-pond cleanup official

The goal of the Science Assessment and Integration Group is to contribute to the development of effective policies by providing … Continue reading Science Assessment and Integration Branch

CPAWS is excited and honoured to have legendary Canadian band The Tragically Hip contribute to the CPAWS Boreal Campaign. The … Continue reading The Tragically Hip Donates to the CPAWS Boreal Campaign

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society welcomes the Prime Minister?s renewed commitment to National Parks, confirmed today as the Prime … Continue reading Prime Minister?s Support For National Parks Applauded ? Funding Expected

Developmental deformities in trout offspring caused by high selenium levels downstream from the Luscar mine are raising alarm bells with … Continue reading Study Finds Mine Harms Trout, Cheviot Approval Flawed

A local coalition released their conservation vision for the southern Strait of Georgia and surrounding waters that would form one … Continue reading Coalition releases vision for marine protection in the southern Strait of Georgia