Canadian federal Green Party leader, Elizabeth May (@ElizabethMay), talks to Mark Leiren-Young about saving orcas and right whales; stopping Kinder Morgan and Bilcon and Canada’s toothless endangered species laws on the latest episode of the Skaana podcast. “All whales matter. All cetaceans matter. All life matters.” “The most endangered whale species in Canada is the…
Tag: Environment Canada
Mercury in Canada’s Arctic: Why we should be paying closer attention
New study finds increased mercury level Arctic marine birds due to climate change.
Critical issues deserve a higher standard
The environment is the very air, water, land and diversity of plant and animal life we cannot live without. Why not work to build a healthy, prosperous economy that protects those things?
Bruce Power receives $100,000 penalty for environmental violations
Bruce Power pleads guilty in the Ontario Provincial Court of Justice to one count of violating the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA).
Nature Conservancy protects valuable habitat in Prince County, PEI
The Nature Conservancy of Canada has successfully acquired 22 hectares of land on the Conway Sand Hills, in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. This project was secured in part with funding from Environment Canada’s Natural Areas Conservation Program.
Let’s Hear It for the Birds: Biosphère Environment Museum
From May 13-15, the Biosphère Environment Museum is inviting nature lovers to the free Let’s Hear It for the Birds event, as part of the 2011 Travel and Outdoor Festival.
Protecting Migratory Birds in Quebec’s Cap Tourmente
Quebec – From January 25 to 28, 2011, Environment Canada’s Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area will host the annual “Canadian Wingbee.”
Suncor fined $200,000 for violating the Fisheries Act
Fort McMurray – Suncor Energy Inc. pleaded guilty to two violations of section 36(3) of the Fisheries Act for the deposit of a deleterious substance into waters frequented by fish and was fined $200,000.
Commuter Challenge, Canadian Environment Week, Clean Air Day
Canadian Environment Week – May 31 – June 6, 2009 Environment Week is a week long series of events which encourage and celebrate grassroots action to make our environment cleaner and healthier. Visit Environment Canada’s web site to learn more. Commuter Challenge 2009 National Commuter Challenge Event will take place from May 31…
Conservation Volunteers get trained for first annual ‘Save the Frogs Day’
Midland, ON – The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) partnered with the Toronto Zoo’s Adopt-A-Pond/FrogWatch-Ontario program for a Conservation Volunteers event that trained participants to recognize frogs and frog calls for monitoring purposes. Thirty-two volunteers turned on Saturday in preparation for the beginning of frog monitoring season, just in time for the first annual ‘Save…
J.D. Irving Limited charged under the Federal Migratory Birds Convention Act
Burton – J.D. Irving Limited pleaded guilty in New Brunswick provincial court to charges laid by Environment Canada under the Migratory Birds Convention Act 1994.
