Posted by Jennifer Berney on
I joined the staff of CPAWS Wildlands League in February 2007 and over the years one thing has continued to irk me; I had come to work for this incredible organization, but had never set foot in majestic Algonquin Park. … Continued
Posted by Jennifer Berney on
* * *We invited Mike Ge to share with us what he’s been up to since participating in Get Outside Ontario 3 years ago* * * WHAT DRIVES A YOUNG ADVOCATE By Mike Ge Three years ago when I was … Continued
Posted by Mel Duhamel on
Sounds like the beginning of a joke, doesn’t it? Or, from the environmentalists’ perspective, a David-and-two-Goliaths tale. This was my sixth day with Wildlands League. Earlier that morning, I’d flown over stunning lakes and forests in a tiny plane. The … Continued
Posted by Anna Baggio on
Today the Member from Scarborough-Rouge River tabled a private member’s bill to amend the Rouge National Urban Park Act. The Bill would improve ecological protection for the proposed Rouge National Urban Park by prioritizing the restoration and maintenance of ecological … Continued
Posted by Mary Jane Wood on
We are so blessed in Canada to have such vast areas of unspoiled wilderness, and I love the idea of keeping as much as possible undisturbed. I joined CPAWS Wildlands League last November because I want to help make that … Continued
Posted by Dave Pearce on
Three newly released Ontario Parks’ reports – based on available data, published reports and scientific literature – describe the same long-standing concerns Wildlands League has had about the ecological impacts of cottages in Algonquin Park. They also point out that … Continued
Posted by Dave Pearce on
On December 10 2013, Ontario’s Auditor General released her Annual Report. Along with perennial concerns about health care, education and use of public resources, the Report also documented the under-resourced state of our Parks and Protected Areas. Ontarians are justifiably … Continued
Posted by Anna Baggio on
Oh the gnashing of teeth and pulling of hair that has occurred in various media outlets and around the province since news broke that Cliffs will suspend indefinitely its Chromite Project in northern Ontario. It wasn’t a surprise to those … Continued
Posted by Anna Baggio on
Few of you reading this will ever see Ontario’s Far North. Yet this vast region matters to everyone as much as their own backyard. As one of Earth’s last great, undisturbed expanses of forest and wetlands, the Far North regulates … Continued
Posted by John Cutfeet on
Recently, I attended the Gathering of Mesoamerican Peoples where I heard this, “Faced with the threat that the mining industry represents in Mesoamerica, we call out to the peoples and communities of Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Canada … Continued