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Conservation group is delighted to be sponsoring swim and giving back to community GUELPH – Wildlands League, a leading conservation group in Canada, is sponsoring a free public swim with the City of Guelph at Victoria Road Recreation Centre this … Continued

Key Messages: Wildlands League a not-for-profit environmental conservation organization has been fact checking the Ontario government’s Ring of Fire advertising campaign which also ran on TV during the Blue Jays playoff run The Premier’s Office told the Globe the ads … Continued

KI and Wapekeka Nations Declare Homelands Permanently Protected – Invite Diplomatic Talks with Province Anna Baggio, Wildlands League’s conservation director stands with KI and Wapekeka at Queen’s Park, November 27, 2025. A quote from our Executive Director, Jan Sumner: We’ve … Continued

Federal Announcement on the Crawford Nickel Project As Canada charts its path toward net zero and a shift to green technologies, we must make decisions that strengthen not weaken our climate efforts, uphold Indigenous rights, and protect the ecosystems that … Continued

Group warns Bill 5 would create a law-less zone in the Ring of Fire sacrificing environmental protections and trampling Indigenous rights precipitating a crisis Key Messages: Ring of Fire mining claims have increased by 67% in area covered since 2022 … Continued

[Windsor, Ontario, March 8, 2025] – Today, Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, confirmed more than $36 million in federal funding for a National Urban Park in Windsor and $4.6 million per year of ongoing, long-term funding. … Continued

Full inclusion would expand Rouge National Urban Park by 50%, bolster biodiversity, climate resilience, local food and Indigenous Reconciliation.    [Pickering, Ontario, January 25, 2025]  – Today, the Government of Canada announced the transfer of the former ‘Pickering Airport lands’ from … Continued

Wildlands League has signed on to a statement that says, part, “One of North America’s largest pulp and paper companies shares a common owner with one of Asia’s most notorious. As 11 civil society organizations, we call on decision-makers within … Continued

Summary: Ontario wants to extend Rondeau Provincial Park private leases to the end of 2038. There is no evidence that Ontario is respecting Indigenous rights to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in this proposal. Wildlands League has opposed the … Continued

Indigenous leaders & conservationists urge Premier Ford to protect seacoast TORONTO – Wildlands League and Mushkegowuk Council are delighted to present Tawich in the City on September 25 at Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning in Toronto. The … Continued