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Wildlands League would like to honour and acknowledge John Cutfeet a friend and colleague who passed away suddenly earlier this summer. John worked for us in two capacities as our Northern Bilingual Mining Coordinator and then as an Aboriginal Watershed Program … Continued
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As the Premier proceeds with rash plans to create law-less zones to fast track mining, the Wildlands’ team travelled >1100km by air, car, float plane and boat to visit a newly formed permanent camp on the Attawapiskat River. We came in support as … Continued
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According to conservation scientists, Windsor, Ontario is the ecological hotspot for Canada with more species at risk than anywhere in the country. It is also notorious for flooding. Neither should be a surprise because the wetlands and prairies – both … Continued
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Bill 5 passed the house yesterday, Wednesday June 4th. Even though we knew the Ford government would use its majority to ram this through, together we fought back and registered our dissent loudly in front of the legislature, online, in … Continued
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Under the guise of responding to Trump tariffs and threats of economic force against Canada, Ontario has introduced new legislation that if passed would gut protections for vulnerable wildlife, fast track mining and development projects, trample Indigenous rights, silence local … Continued
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As Canadians head to the polls, it’s a chance to choose candidates who will safeguard our environmental future. Otherwise we risk falling behind at a time when the stakes have never been higher and the need for action more urgent. … Continued
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I’ve lived in Ontario most of my life, and it wasn’t until I started working at Wildlands League that I learned that Ontario is an “ocean province”. In other words, the murky waters off the northern shore of Ontario— known … Continued
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I’m on a bus full of happy day-trippers chatting about their September excursion. They have just had an outing to Rouge National Urban Park, courtesy of Parkbus – a non-profit enterprise that connects people with nature through free transit to … Continued
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There are natural inflection points in the year. The first flowers. The first swim in a lake. First snow. Phenomena that portend radical change in the seasons. For the past few weeks, we have been witness to the most glorious … Continued
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On the second day of our expedition this past July to southern Hudson Bay someone called down from the roof of Sam’s cabin where they had been keeping an eye out for belugas, and yelled, they’ve merged! The two caribou … Continued