As part of Earth Day activities, Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) is leading an initiative that aims to clean up 38 abandoned, uranium mine and mill sites in northern Saskatchewan. Continue reading Cleaning Saskatchewan’s Abandoned Uranium Mines
As part of Earth Day activities, Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) is leading an initiative that aims to clean up 38 abandoned, uranium mine and mill sites in northern Saskatchewan. Continue reading Cleaning Saskatchewan’s Abandoned Uranium Mines
Populations of Fraser River sockeye salmon are so fine-tuned to their environment that any further environmental changes caused by climate change could lead to the disappearance of some populations, while others may be less affected, says a new study by University of British Columbia scientists. Continue reading Some populations of Fraser River salmon more likely to survive climate change: UBC study
Vancouver – The Wilderness Committee has reacted to news that on April 1 a permit was issued by the BC government to the First Nation owned logging company Iisaak Forest Resources Ltd to build a logging road into a pristine valley in Clayoquot Sound. Continue reading Wilderness Committee decries new logging road permit issued in BC’s Clayoquot Sound
An Ocean Champion is an individual who has an appreciation of the ocean and a shared knowledge of its diversity. By listening to our ocean champions we can learn from them and ensure the ocean and its resources are available for generations to come. Continue reading Video: Ocean Memories from CPAWS NL
Edmonton – Following the launch of an RCMP investigation into Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s former senior policy advisor Bruce Carson, Alberta environmental and Indigenous groups are calling for the immediate and permanent removal of Carson from the provincial tar sands water monitoring panel. Continue reading Groups call for removal of Bruce Carson from Tar Sands panel
21 mars 2011 – Montréal, Québec. Le déjeuner donne l’occasion aux spécialistes en environnement de réseauter et d’apprendre des spécialistes du secteur. Cette année, le thème portera sur les sites contaminés : gestion des risques associés aux projets. Les invités discuteront des modifications aux règlements et des politiques touchant le travail dans les sites contaminés au Québec, des astuces pour évaluer les risques des projets et de la mise en œuvre des stratégies de gestion du risque ainsi que des leçons tirées des projets de sites contaminés. Après une brève allocution thématique et une discussion en groupe, les participants auront l’occasion de poser des questions. Continue reading Les sites contaminés : gestion des risques associés aux projets / Contaminated Sites: Managing Project Risks
Vancouver – The Wilderness Committee strongly condemned Liberal leadership hopeful Christy Clark’s suggestion, reported in a recent Globe and Mail article, that Ottawa should be pressured to approve the so-called Prosperity Mine, located on the Chilcotin Plateau west of Williams Lake, BC. The proposed Taseko Mines Inc. operation would have turned Fish Lake into a tailings pond for mine waste.
Continue reading Wilderness Committee Decries Plans to Develop Prosperity Mine
SeaWeb’s Seafood Champions finalists were announced today during the opening session of Seafood Summit 2011. The Seafood Summit is internationally recognized as a key forum that inspires productive dialogue designed to help today’s global business leaders, policymakers, producers, scientists and partners in the environmental movement to critically examine the factors influencing progress toward a sustainable seafood market. Continue reading Seafood Champions Finalists Announced at Seafood Summit
The past few weeks have marked an interesting time for salmon and salmon farming in B.C. The first commercial-scale ocean-based closed-containment salmon farm tanks are being installed near Campbell River, B.C., and the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) closed its public comment period on draft certification standards for salmon farms. Meanwhile, a survey commissioned by the Pacific Salmon Foundation and the Fraser Basin Council showed that most British Columbians support making wild Pacific salmon the province’s official fish. Continue reading Struggling with salmon farming and sustainability – Science Matters
The contentious issue of asbestos mining and export has been brewing in Canada for years (see Quebec’s asbestos industry faces off against health experts). Continue reading Lancet journal criticizes Canada’s asbestos hypocrisy
Here is a clip of Merve Wilkinson explaining his method of ecoforestry at his Wildwood forest on Vancouver Island. This was filmed in 1999 as part of a documentary for the Discovery channel. Continue reading Video: Merve Wilkinson – Ecoforester
