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Paddle the Rouge and Announcement Date: Saturday, June 18, 2016 Time: Paddling starts at 9am, Media event at 10am Location: Rouge Beach within Rouge Park, located at 195 Rouge Hills Drive, at the end of … Continued
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Ottawa – Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) welcomes the Bill introduced in the House of Commons today by the Government of Canada to amend the Rouge National Urban Park Act (RNUP) to prioritize ecological integrity in law in the … Continued
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Innovative CPAWS-Tembec partnership key to success in Ontario and Quebec Thunder Bay, Ontario, May 18, 2016 – Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) and Tembec (TSX:TMB) are showcasing their joint innovative solutions aimed at achieving woodland caribou habitat conservation and … Continued
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Environmental groups appeal to highest court in Ontario Toronto, April 18, 2016 – Environmental groups are asking the Ontario Court of Appeal to overturn a provincial regulation that exempts major industries from Endangered Species Act legal requirements to protect Ontario’s … Continued
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Paddle the Rouge this June Toronto – Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s (CPAWS) Wildlands League chapter is pleased to announce that its biggest Paddle the Rouge event yet will be held on June 18th. Now in its third year Paddle … Continued
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Conservation group says there is more than 1.2 million m3 of wood available for sharing Toronto- CPAWS Wildlands League has identified vast areas of public forest that could be used to conserve threatened woodland caribou and diversify the local … Continued
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Independent monitoring & reporting needed, says environmental not for profit Toronto – An investigation into one of world’s highest quality producing diamond mines has found failures in self-monitoring raising troubling concerns about entrusting the company to protect the environment in … Continued
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Ontario’s Boreal Woodland Caribou Still at Risk Toronto – In its third annual review of government action to conserve Canada’s boreal woodland caribou, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) finds there has been spotty progress – with too few … Continued
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Delivered By Anna Baggio: Thank you for allowing me to appear before you today on this very important bill. My name is Anna Baggio and I am the Director of Conservation Planning for CPAWS Wildlands League. We are a … Continued
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Industry exemptions from Endangered Species Act unlawful, groups say TORONTO – The Ontario Court of Appeal has granted Ontario Nature and Wildlands League leave to appeal a lower court ruling that puts already endangered species at further risk of extinction. … Continued