Heiltsuk Nation turns to courts a year after diesel spill and botched response

A full year after the Nathan E. Stewart tugboat spill near Bella Bella, BC, the Heiltsuk Nation is still dealing with the effects, and is now preparing a legal case against both the polluter, Kirby Corporation, and Canadian governments. Continue reading Heiltsuk Nation turns to courts a year after diesel spill and botched response

Canada and BC’s Coastal First Nations are working together to manage marine resources

Canada’s Federal Government and Coastal First Nations have agreed on a framework for working together in a collaborative and efficient way to govern and manage fisheries resources along BC’s North and Central Coast. Continue reading Canada and BC’s Coastal First Nations are working together to manage marine resources

Canada’s plan to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will require substantial changes in how we make decisions affecting water. Continue reading New report assesses implications of UNDRIP on water governance in Canada

From September to November, grizzly bears gather in the mountainous Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Traditional Territory to feast on salmon. … Continue reading Photos: The ice grizzlies of northern Yukon | Canadian Geographic

For the first time in more than a century, plains bison will roam wild in Banff National Park thanks to … Continue reading Bison successfully reintroduced in Banff National Park – YouTube

World-leading Canadian environmental DNA technology will be used to fill freshwater data gaps. Continue reading New community based freshwater monitoring launches in Canada

First Nations along BC’s North and Central Coast are reiterating their position against the Province’s bear trophy hunt as the grizzly hunting season opens for fall 2017. Continue reading First Nations respond as the 2017 fall grizzly trophy hunt opens

Toronto – The Great Waters Challenge, an online Canada-wide game to engage youth and schools in water celebrations, is officially re-launching. … Continue reading Youth-Led Great Waters Challenge launches across Canada

Last spring, Canadians watched, horrified, as residents of Fort McMurray, Alta. were forced to flee their community as a nearby … Continue reading How artificial intelligence could help predict major forest fires | Canadian Geographic

The environmental assessment process for a proposed Deep Geologic Repository for nuclear waste has been halted until the Saugeen Ojibway Nation has made an informed decision on whether or not to support the project. Continue reading Nuclear waste repository on hold for Saugeen Ojibway Nation review

First Nations, scientists and environmental groups are applauding the BC Government for keeping its promise to end the trophy bear hunt. Continue reading Coastal First Nations react to BC’s announcement to end Trophy Bear Hunt