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Lynn Lake Gold Project – Public Comments Invited on Proposed Amendments to the Decision Statement
March 25, 2025— The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) is holding a public comment period as part of the post-decision phase for the Lynn Lake Gold Project, an open-pit gold mine located north of Winnipeg, near Lynn Lake, Manitoba. Why is IAAC holding a public comment period? When the project was approved in 2023, it […]
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Climate change strategy launched
March 25, 2025 The Nunatsiavut Government today officially launched Adapt Nunatsiavut: An Inuit Approach to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Nunatsiavut. This strategy represents a collective effort that incorporates the voices, experiences, and knowledge of Labrador Inuit, and demonstrates a commitment to addressing the challenges of climate change with resilience and determination. As part […]
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Nature touts indigenous knowledge as coequal to “Western” (aka “modern”) science – Why Evolution Is True
March 24, 2025 One of the areas that Luana Maroja and I highlighted in our “Ideological Subversion of Biology” article, which analyzed six misguided statements about biology made in the service of ideology rather than scientific truth, was the last one: 6. Indigenous “ways of knowing” are equivalent to modern science and should be respected […]
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Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area – Call for Expert Supports Relevant to the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
What is happening? March 24, 2025 — As part of the on-going conduct phase for the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area, the 15 First Nation Partners and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) are inviting expressions of interest from individuals and organizations who hold knowledge, expertise, information or datasets that could […]
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Ontario fails, while Quebec is top of the class in conservation – National Observer
March 24, 2025 Ontario is the worst in Canada for nature conservation, according to a new national report card from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS). The province received an F — the lowest grade of any jurisdiction — due to what the report describes as environmental neglect, unchecked industrial expansion and a failure to seize […]
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National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Calls for Action to End Drinking Water Advisories and Protect Freshwater and Glaciers on World Water Day
(Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – On World Water Day, National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is calling on the federal government to take action to end long-term drinking water advisories in First Nations and to invest in freshwater protection, glacier preservation, and climate resilience. “Water is life, yet too many First Nations still lack access […]
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GNWT and Indigenous leaders call for respectful harvesting amid rising caribou wastage
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), alongside Indigenous governments, Indigenous organizations and wildlife co-management partners, are urging harvesters to follow respectful harvesting practices as reports of illegal caribou wastage along the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road continue to rise. So far this winter road season, at least 48 caribou have been wasted, including 22 […]
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Government of Canada and Government of Yukon invest over $11.1M to enhance water services in Mayo and Whitehorse
This a joint news release between the Government of Canada and the Government of Yukon. The Village of Mayo and City of Whitehorse will see improvements to water service through two projects after a joint investment of more than $11.1 million from the federal and territorial governments. In the Hillcrest Subdivision area of Whitehorse, rehabilitation […]
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Federal industrial carbon pricing delivers 38 new innovative and clean technology projects across Canada
From: Environment and Climate Change Canada The Government of Canada is taking bold action to strengthen communities by addressing the impacts of climate change. Industrial carbon pricing is a foundational element of Canada’s plan to protect the environment and build a strong, competitive, and sovereign 21st-century Canadian economy. Today, the Honourable Terry Duguid, Minister of […]
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Spring Thaw Partially Begins in Southern Manitoba Basins
March 21, 2025 The Hydrologic Forecast Centre of Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure is advising the public the spring thaw has partially started in southern Manitoba basins including the United States portion of the Red River basin. As temperatures rise, river flows and water levels are expected to gradually increase, leading to potentially hazardous ice conditions […]
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