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In response to the federal government’s announcement today on boreal caribou titled, Government of Canada sets timeline for Ontario to take action on Boreal Caribou conservation Wildlands League Executive Director Janet Sumner has issued the followed statement: Feds set another timeline? … Continued

TORONTO – On Monday April 17th, the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario, Windsor and the Town of LaSalle made significant land announcements towards building Ojibway National Urban Park. Canada completed the transfer of Ojibway Shores from Transport Canada … Continued

Catch Wildlands League Executive Director Janet Sumner interviewing with CBC Radio across Canada on April 18th, 2023 on Canada’s 2 billion trees program. See the schedule with links to listen live below, please note times posted are in EST. 3:07 … Continued

The private member’s Bill C-248 to establish Ojibway National Urban Park (C-248) has passed second reading in the House of Commons and the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee. Wildlands League continues our support for the bill as it works its … Continued

Statement by Janet Sumner in response to today’s announcement by the PM: Wildlands League welcomes the commitment by the Government of Canada and philanthropic community to invest in conservation led by Omushkego people. This could be a game changer and … Continued

Groups seek legal remedy from Competition Bureau OTTAWA/TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE — Ahead of the world’s biggest nature conference in a decade, eight leading environmental organizations from across Canada have filed a complaint with the Competition … Continued

Deal encourages destructive practices in habitat for next 5 years  TORONTO – A newly signed agreement between Canada and Ontario will do more harm than good for threatened boreal caribou in the province, leading environmental groups say. The agreement, released … Continued

Dangerous precedent for federal decision-making at core of concerns BRADFORD, ONTARIO, TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES OF SEVERAL FIRST NATIONS INCLUDING THE WENDAKE-NIONWENTSÏO, ANISHINABEWAKI, HAUDENOSAUNEE, AND THE MISSISSAUGAS OF THE CREDIT FIRST NATION, MARCH 16, 2022 – On Monday, March 14th, seven environmental … Continued

After two decades of government inaction, groups warn of legal action if statutory standards to protect species are not met OTTAWA/TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE — A new draft conservation agreement for threatened boreal caribou in Ontario … Continued

Ontario fails to get job done, misses another federal deadline TORONTO – In the wake of the Ontario Auditor General’s damning audit on species at risk, leading environmental groups are calling on federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault to step in … Continued