Press releases

Ontario Conservation Hotspots

Largest known old-growth eastern hemlock forest in Canada threatened by logging

Dec 10, 2019

Sweat bee, native to North America. Photo: Patty O'Hearn Kickham via Flickr

Sweat bee, native to North America. Photo: Patty O'Hearn Kickham via Flickr

Bees and Pollinators

Environmental groups in court to challenge delay in phasing out neonic pesticide

Dec 05, 2019

From right to left: Joe Foy, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy George Heyman, FLNRORD Minister Doug Dondaldson, Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission (S.E.E.C.) Canada Co-Chair Thomas Curly and S.E.E.C. Canadian Commissioner Shannon Bentley after the announcement to ban logging in the Donut Hole an unprotected area located between Manning and Skagit provincial parks.

From right to left: Joe Foy, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy George Heyman, FLNRORD Minister Doug Dondaldson, Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission (S.E.E.C.) Canada Co-Chair Thomas Curly and S.E.E.C. Canadian Commissioner Shannon Bentley after the announcement to ban logging in the Donut Hole an unprotected area located between Manning and Skagit provincial parks.

Skagit Headwaters Donut Hole

Conservationists celebrate as B.C. government bans logging in “Donut Hole”

Dec 04, 2019

Wilderness Committee celebrates 20 years of protecting nature

Dec 03, 2019

Kanahus Manuel accepting the Eugene Rogers Environmental Award

Kanahus Manuel accepting the Eugene Rogers Environmental Award

Kanahus Manuel wins 2019 Eugene Rogers Environmental Award

Nov 30, 2019

Torrance Coste, Mark Worthing and Emily Hoffpauir talk to media after the Campbell River forests talk was cancelled by the City

Torrance Coste, Mark Worthing and Emily Hoffpauir talk to media after the Campbell River forests talk was cancelled by the City

Protecting Old-Growth

Forests talk cancellation by City of Campbell River met with frustration and disappointment

Nov 26, 2019

Photo: Government of British Columbia

Photo: Government of British Columbia

Climate Solutions

Climate law update gives public tools to hold governments to targets

Oct 30, 2019

Photo: UBCIC/Twitter

Photo: UBCIC/Twitter

Wilderness Committee applauds introduction of BC Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act

Oct 24, 2019

Photo: Tony Webster, Flickr

Photo: Tony Webster, Flickr

Manitoba Climate Action

Conservation and Climate Ministry signals growing awareness of climate and biodiversity crisis

Oct 23, 2019

Southern Mountain Caribou

Province giving 6.5M for caribou recovery but ignores habitat protection

Oct 17, 2019

Southern Mountain Caribou

Environmentalists denounce BC's refusal to expand habitat protection for rare deep-snow caribou

Oct 10, 2019

No Trans Mountain Pipeline

Squamish court victory sends Trans Mountain back to Horgan

Sep 17, 2019