Despite a cold, steady drizzle on a Montreal afternoon, Chris Breier thought it was the best time to do his volunteer work at Falaise St-Jacques, an escarpment west of downtown. Five days a week for most of the year since his retirement, Breier has maintained the slope of the forest sandwiched between St-Jacques Street in …
Standing on a podium in Ottawa with several treaty chiefs behind her, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations called for the withdrawal of Alberta’s sovereignty law and Saskatchewan’s first law. Chiefs linked to the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, Treaty 6 and Treaty 7 say the acts violate treaty rights and that …
Parks Canada has harshly rebuked Ontario’s plan to open up sections of Greenbelt conservation lands for housing construction, saying the move risks “irreversible harm” and that proper consultation on the proposal had not taken place. In a letter submitted to the provincial government on Monday, Parks Canada listed issues to consider for the proposal to …
In far northwest Manitoba, the Seal River flows 260 kilometers through thick boreal forest to Hudson Bay. It is the only major river in northern Manitoba without any dams. No roads lead to the river and there is only one human settlement in the river’s catchment area. This community, the Sayisi Dene, leads an initiative …
Nova Scotia faces an increased risk of flooding, wildfires and intense heat that kills crops due to climate change, according to a risk assessment released by the province Monday. The report predicts a warmer, wetter Nova Scotia this century with more intense storms, rising sea levels, and coastal and inland flooding. “Climate change is impacting …
Crew members of the Atlantic Oceans Health Initiative team stand above one of the largest catches in the ocean. (Atlantic Ocean Health Initiative/Facebook) Post-Tropical Storm Fiona cleanup efforts continue on the southwest coast of Newfoundland nearly two months after the storm devastated the region, but one group is focusing its efforts on the fishing industry. …
Thousands of delegates representing 192 countries will spend the next two weeks in Montreal crafting a once-in-a-decade agreement that will aim to build a more lasting relationship between humans and nature. The UN biodiversity summit, known as COP15, officially kicks off on December 7 in Montreal. If all goes as planned, the conference will produce …
Six years after a devastating diesel spill exposed its dependence on fossil fuels, the Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) Nation in western British Columbia says it is moving towards energy sovereignty and decarbonization, by introducing everything from heat pumps, solar panels and solar composting to his community. On October 13, 2016Nathan E. Stewart of Kirby Corporation spilled about …
Kendra MacDonald, CEO of Canada’s Oceans Supercluster, said the organization is working to grow Canada’s maritime economy fivefold by 2035. (Darrell Roberts/CBC) Climate change and ocean security are at the forefront of two new ocean technology projects led by companies based in Newfoundland and Labrador. Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, a federally-led marine industry organization, announced funding …
Kendra MacDonald, CEO of Canada’s Oceans Supercluster, said the organization is working to grow Canada’s maritime economy fivefold by 2035. (Darrell Roberts/CBC) Climate change and ocean security are at the forefront of two new ocean technology projects led by companies based in Newfoundland and Labrador. Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, a federally-led marine industry organization, announced funding …
