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Media advisory – Parks Canada Indigenous Stewardship Circle will adopt the co-developed Indigenous Stewardship Policy for Parks Canada during an official ceremony
From: Parks Canada October 11, 2024 The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada will make an announcement regarding the implementation of the Parks Canada Indigenous Stewardship Policy during an Indigenous-led ceremony. Please note that this advisory is subject to change without notice. The details are as […]
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Rebuilding after the fire: Government of Canada announces rent relief for Jasper National Park lessees and licensees
From: Parks Canada October 10, 2024 Residents and local business owners of Jasper are doing their best to get back on their feet in the face of the devasting impacts from the wildfire that went through Jasper in July 2024. The Government of Canada is working hard to help the community rebuild after the fire […]
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Catastrophic’ 73% decline in the average size of wildlife populations globally in just 50 years: WWF’s Living Planet Report
Toronto, Oct. 10, 2024 – There has been a 73 per cent decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations* globally in just 50 years (1970–2020), according to WWF’s Living Planet Report (LPR) 2024. Habitat degradation and loss is the most reported threat in each region. Declines have been less dramatic in North America […]
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Canadian Coast Guard to start oil removal operation from historic shipwreck in Grenville Channel, British Columbia
From: Canadian Coast Guard October 10, 2024 Victoria, British Columbia – The Government of Canada is committed to protecting Canada’s oceans and waterways, and is taking action to address the threat posed by wrecked, abandoned and hazardous vessels. Today, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced the award of […]
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Montreal plans Botanical Garden makeover after glass panes fell from greenhouses – Montreal Gazette
Oct 10, 2024 The decrepit greenhouses are the most recent, obvious sign that it’s past time to modernize the 93-year-old world-renowned site. Montreal is planning a $450-million overhaul of its world-renowned — though aging — Botanical Garden over the next 15 years, including the replacement of its decrepit greenhouses, which have been closed to the […]
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FN files suit over 2019 toxic fluid leak – Winnipeg Free Press
Oct. 10, 2024 A Manitoba First Nation has launched a $10-million lawsuit against the paper mill in The Pas after a massive amount of toxic fluid leaked into the river where its residents fish, in 2019. Opaskwayak Cree Nation has filed a claim against Canadian Kraft Paper and the federal and provincial governments that says […]
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Parliamentary hearings on Jasper wildfire reveal need for more long-term planning – CBC
Oct 10, 2024 Wildfire could have been avoided with proper planning, witnesses and experts say Witness testimony during a parliamentary hearing Wednesday detailed how the Jasper wildfire could have been prevented with better planning. Meetings started in late September to examine the reasons why the Jasper wildfire started this summer. Thousands of residents and tourists […]
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Climate experts react to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s sustainable finance announcement
October 09, 2024 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, ECOJUSTICE, SHIFT: ACTION FOR PENSION WEALTH & PLANET HEALTH, STAND.EARTH Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – Thousands of sustainable finance experts from around the world gathered in Toronto this week for the PRI in Person conference, offering the […]
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Montreal plans $450-million makeover of its 93-year-old Botanical Garden – Toronto Sun
Oct 10, 2024 The work is to take place over the next 15 years Montreal is planning a $450-million overhaul of its world-renowned — though aging — Botanical Garden over the next 15 years, including the replacement of its decrepit greenhouses, which have been closed to the public since January due to falling glass panes. […]
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Government of Yukon releases final flood hazard maps for Teslin and What We Heard report on Teslin Flood Hazard Maps Engagement
October 9, 2024 The Government of Yukon has released flood hazard maps that cover Morley Bay, the Village of Teslin, Deadman Creek, Brook’s Brook and Johnson’s Crossing. These maps provide critical flood information to help the public and all levels of government better adapt to climate change, reduce flood risk and make informed decisions. They […]
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