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Trevor Hesselink of Wildlands League has been pursuing a private prosecution against De Beers. Ecojustice has represented Trevor for a number of years for the alleged failure of De Beers to report mercury monitoring data collected at its Victor Diamond … Continued
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It looks like the final vote on Bill 108 will happen tomorrow or Wednesday. Please let your MPP know that endangered species are important to you and that it’s vital to save the Endangered Species Act. Call them directly. Find … Continued
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Wildlands League is pleased to announce that its Executive Director, Janet Sumner, is on part time assignment with Environment and Climate Change Canada performing duties as Special Representative on Nature, reporting to the Deputy Minister. Currently 10.5% of Canada’s land … Continued
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The private prosecution of De Beers Canada Inc is moving forward to trial. The prosecution is brought by Trevor Hesselink, a private citizen, rather than by government. It alleges that De Beers committed an offence under Ontario environmental law by … Continued
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Reprinted with permission. Blog originally appeared at Black Outdoors. by Jacqueline L. Scott It was the kids who grabbed my attention. It was astonishing to see so many people of colour in canoes and kayaks on a Canadian river. Suited up … Continued
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It’s been almost two years since Moose Cree first raised preservation of the North French River in a letter to Premier Wynne and still no concrete actions have been taken. The river remains open to resource development activities including mining … Continued
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Have you seen our full page ad in the Globe and Mail on boreal caribou? Boreal caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) is one of Canada’s most iconic species. It is classified as threatened nationally under the Species at Risk Act and threatened … Continued
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Wildlands League and Ontario Nature, represented by Lara Tessaro and Anastasia Lintner, were at the Ontario Court of Appeal recently appealing the troubling decision by a lower court that puts already endangered species at further risk of extinction. We’ll keep … Continued
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Wildlands League and Ontario Nature, represented by Lara Tessaro and Anastasia Lintner, were at the Ontario Court of Appeal recently appealing the troubling decision by a lower court that puts already endangered species at further risk of extinction. We’ll keep … Continued
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**Originally posted in The Huffington Post** “I take my kids there. We all dip our cups in the river and drink straight from it,” Josh said recently when I was in Moose Factory, a remote community on the James Bay … Continued