July 14, 2008 - TORONTO - Today CPAWS Wildlands League congratulates Premier McGuinty on his vision to protect 225,000 km2 or 22.5 million hectares of intact Boreal Forest in Ontario in an interconnected network across the Far North. The future of Ontario’s northern Boreal lands and waters will be determined through an innovative Land Use Planning initiative with First Nations.
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Read the Premier's Announcement and backgrounder.
May 26, 2008 - Toronto - Three First Nations will be calling on the province today to respect their right to say NO to mineral exploration and logging on their lands at a rally at Queen’s Park, scheduled to begin at 5pm with a press conference at 4:30pm. This is an event of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI), Ardoch Algonquins and Grassy Narrows and is supported by over 25 environmental, social justice, student, faith, and union groups from across the province and Canada.
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