SAVE MY LAKE, a documentary that plunges into the scientific and environmental factors behind the shocking deterioration of spectacular Lake Winnipeg over the past 35 years. Continue reading Save My Lake (Lake Winnipeg) – Nature of Things
Find out what opportunities are hot and tasty at this mini-conference hosted by Food Forward, a registered non-profit organization in Toronto that provides a people’s voice for a better food system. Continue reading Pushing Further: Building your career in the good food movement
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
Ottawa – Lawyers from Lenczner Slaght LLP and the uOttawa-Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic went before the Supreme Court of Canada to defend the academic authors and publisher of a book that documented the controversial activities of several high profile Canadian mining companies in Africa. Continue reading Ecojustice defends publisher against lawsuit from Canadian mining companies
It’s official — the government has fallen from power, clearing the way for a spring election. Continue reading Online reaction to the non-confidence vote from the CBC
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
Toronto – Ever wish you could reduce the amount of flavoured beverage containers you use? Do you love carbonated drinks, but hate the waste they generate? Continue reading SodaStream: World Without Bottles
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
Manitobans celebrate the provincial government’s announcement to permanently protect the Meditation Lake area in Whiteshell Provincial Park. But concerns about private development at Sylvia Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park remain. Continue reading Manitoba’s Meditation Lake still protected Whiteshell Park
Tom Lask, owner and operator of Good Food Farm, talks about how he got established and why he went organic. Continue reading Tom Lask and Good Food Farm
Winnipeg – The Manitoba government has granted the logging corporation Tolko approval to log the habitat of endangered woodland caribou in northwestern Manitoba. Continue reading Caribou habitat still in decline in Canada’s Boreal Forest
Victoria – Today opposition energy critic John Horgan submitted a declaration from 23 First Nations into the Legislature opposing the development of the Site C Dam, a large-scale hydroelectric project proposed by the BC Government.The earth-fill dam – estimated to cost $6.6-billion – would be the third dam on the Peace River in Northeastern BC. Continue reading First Nations’ Opposition to Site C Dam Submitted to BC Legislature
