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Media Advisory Paddle the Rouge is still a GO for this Father’s Day! Celebrate Dad & Nature from Rouge River Date: Sunday, June 18, 2017 Time: Press event at 8:45am followed by a photo opportunity of Hon. Catherine McKenna Minister … Continued
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June 5, 2017 Hon. Kathleen Wynne Premier Legislative Bldg Rm 281 Queen’s Park Toronto, ON M7A 1A1 Fax: (416)325-9895 Dear Premier Wynne, Re: Refrain from Issuing a Drilling Permit & Work with Moose Cree First Nation to Permanently Protect the … Continued
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Toronto, ON-Wildlands League issued the following statement in response to a proposed drilling project 40 km southeast of Moose Factory in the Hudson Bay Lowlands. The Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM) has indicated that a decision on the … Continued
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Rouge National Urban Park bill strengthens nature conservation February 22, 2017 OTTAWA – CPAWS welcomed today’s passage at third reading of Bill C-18, which strengthens the Rouge National Urban Park Act to ensure that nature conservation is the first priority … Continued
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Once common, iconic Canadian animal now in sharp decline in Ontario TORONTO-CPAWS Wildlands League is calling on the Ontario government to end the hunting of moose calves in the province in light of sharp declines experienced in the last ten … Continued
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OTTAWA – Ontario Nature and Wildlands League have filed an application with the Supreme Court of Canada, asking the Court to hear an appeal affecting all endangered and threatened species in Ontario. If leave to appeal is granted, this would … Continued
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Failures to report on methylmercury, a neurotoxin, prompt legal action TORONTO – Wildlands League, assisted by Ecojustice lawyers, has filed a private prosecution against De Beers Canada Inc. for failing to report levels of mercury and methylmercury at its Victor … Continued
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Toronto, 1 December 2016. – In the wake of yesterday’s damning report by Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk in which she directed harsh criticism at the province’s environmental assessment (EA) program, environmental organizations are encouraged by Environmental Minister Glenn Murray’s … Continued
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Reported declines in the moose population have prompted the Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society (CPAWS) to seek answers from experts and the public in the hope of preventing the species from becoming threatened like its relative the woodland caribou. The … Continued
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Toronto – Today CPAWS Wildlands League celebrated its 3rd Annual Paddle the Rouge in a very special way with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Madame Sophie Gregoire Trudeau and their daughter Ella Grace. “We are deeply honoured to have the Prime … Continued