First Nations welcome rainforest opportunities
First Nations will be allowed to open fishing lodges and eco-tourism operations in the newly protected areas along B.C.’s North … Continue reading First Nations welcome rainforest opportunities
Category: Community Stewardship and Living
Fragile wetland park attacked by vandals
A Sackville man says the town’s star attraction is being ruined by vandals and wants the RCMP to step up … Continue reading Fragile wetland park attacked by vandals
Taking Back The Bluffs
Thank you to everyone who came out to our “Taking Back the Bluffs Celebration. Your continued support is vital and … Continue reading Taking Back The Bluffs
Vanity Fair’s First-Ever “Green Issue”
Vanity Fair presents its first “Green Issue,” beginning an “increased commitment to reporting on the threat to our precious environment,’ … Continue reading Vanity Fair’s First-Ever “Green Issue”
Tories plan cuts to climate change programs
Forty per cent of this year’s budget for climate change programs has been slashed from the departments of Natural Resources … Continue reading Tories plan cuts to climate change programs
Ecologist draws fire over views on population control
A biology professor has been targeted by bloggers and talk radio hosts after a newspaper in Texas reported he said … Continue reading Ecologist draws fire over views on population control
Students take designs to the street
A group of art students has taken up the challenge to build an emergency shelter for less than $20. The … Continue reading Students take designs to the street
Ottawa pulls ‘One-Tonne’ funding
An environmental group in Cape Breton has been left scrambling after the federal government abruptly stopped funding a nationwide program … Continue reading Ottawa pulls ‘One-Tonne’ funding
PETA accused of being alarmist about zoo animals
The closure of the Quebec City zoo is garnering attention from the animal-rights lobby group PETA. People for the Ethical … Continue reading PETA accused of being alarmist about zoo animals
Lawn order: herbicide ban now in effect
Many homeowners in Quebec will be looking at their lawns differently this spring as a new herbicide ban goes into … Continue reading Lawn order: herbicide ban now in effect
Tories panned for cutting environment programs
Environmental groups across the North are condemning the new Conservative government’s sudden cuts to climate change programs. Continue reading Tories panned for cutting environment programs
Spring brings renewal of Devils Lake fight
Groups with a variety of interests have banded together to try to keep the Devils Lake outlet from operating until … Continue reading Spring brings renewal of Devils Lake fight