Hello Friends,
My sincere apologies for cross-posting.

Right now, a major UN summit in Bali has just a few days left to hammer
out an agreement on stopping catastrophic climate change. But instead
of helping out, Canada is actually sabotaging the talks! On Saturday,
experts gave us the global “fossil” award for being the worst country
in the world on climate change.

Continue reading “Canada voted worst in the world?!”

We have an incredible opportunity, if we all act now, to gain an important tool in the fight against climate … Continue reading Final Push for a Carbon Tax Shift in Next Year’s Budget

The desert grasslands of the South Okanagan are home to over one-third of British Columbia’s threatened and endangered species, including … Continue reading Protect Canada’s “Pocket Desert”!

The boreal forest is the largest wild frontier forest ecosystem remaining in the world. It circles the globe, traversing the … Continue reading East Side Wilderness Area

The Wilderness Committee and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) have joined the Fisher River Cree Nation (FRCN) on … Continue reading Protecting Culture, Nature, and Economic Opportunity – Ochiwasahow (Fisher Bay) Park Reserve

Our provincial parks are under constant attack. The cherished destinations of our camping weekends and trips to the lake are … Continue reading Stop Logging Our Provincial Parks!

The Council of Canadians is thrilled to hear that the Alberta government has taken steps to preserve the water in the Bow River – at least for the immediate future.
In last month’s e-news, we told you about an application that the Eastern Irrigation District (EID) made to Alberta Environment to amend their current water licence to allow them to extract water from the Bow River for commercial purposes.

Continue reading “Victory! Bow River not up for sale – for now”

Spread the Net was born when Belinda Stronach and Rick Mercer
traveled to Africa in 2006 with Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of
the UN Millennium Project
and The Earth Institute at Columbia University. It was there that they
saw first hand the devastating effects of Malaria, and the shockingly
simple bed net solution so out-of-reach for many thousands of African
families.

From that moment on, Belinda Stronach and Rick Mercer stepped up to the plate and, as national Spread the Net co-chairs,
spearheaded this amazing cause in partnership with UNICEF Canada.
Initiated to raise awareness and help wipe out death by Malaria, the
goal is to raise $5 million in three years for UNICEF to purchase and
distribute 500,000 insecticide-treated bed nets at no cost to families
in Liberia and Rwanda and educate recipients on their usage. Every $10
collected will purchase a bed net for a child in Africa — a simple,
effective, inexpensive way to make a BIG difference — saving lives, one
net at a time.

UNICEF is a global leader in Malaria prevention among children,
working in almost every Malaria endemic country of the world. The
organization is the largest purchaser of mosquito bed nets in the world
and supported the development and production of long-lasting net
treatment technologies, which have presented a new breakthrough in
Malaria prevention.

Visit the web site at: http://www.spreadthenet.org

Continue reading “Spread the Net”

Water – TAKE ACTION!

• World Water Day Activist toolkit
• Email Prime Minister Harper!

Take Action to Protect Canada’s Water!

Here are some ways you can get involved:

Get
together an active group of volunteers and start brainstorming some
ideas. In order to get a lot of people to your vent, it should be
informative, engaging and fun. Get creative with your planning, and
find interesting ways to get people thinking and talking about water
issues.

Continue reading “Take Action to Protect Canada’s Water!”

Vancouver, Winnipeg, Victoria – The nine-member Coastal Alliance for  Aquaculture Reform (CAAR) and the Wilderness Committee are honouring the spirits … Continue reading Wild Salmon Ghosts haunt Safeway, demand halt to farmed salmon