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Northern Nishnawbe Education Council announces William Dumas as new Executive Director

Published Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:30:13 EST Read More

Media Release Northern Nishnawbe Education Council announces William Dumas as new Executive Director (Sioux Lookout Ontario, August 15th, 2008) The Interim Board of Directors is pleased to announce the hiring of Mr. William Dumas, effective July 15, 2008 as the new Executive Director of the Northern Nishnawbe Education Council. Mr. Dumas is Cree, he is fluent and writes in his language, he is from South Indian Lake and is a member of the Nelson House First Nation in Manitoba. ...... Read More

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Leading Ontario conservation group applauds the Ontario government’s landmark Boreal forest announcement

Published Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:51:52 EST Read More

Media Release - For Immediate Release Conservation group applauds the Ontario government’s landmark Boreal forest announcement Toronto, July 14, 2008 - Ontario Nature applauds today’s landmark announcement by the Ontario government to implement measures to protect the province's northern boreal region. The announcement delivers on important election promises and will result in the protection of at least 50 percent of this region from industrial development. This announceme...... Read More

Thunder Bay hosts 1st annual Darryl “Penasi” Fox Memorial Golf Tournament

Published Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:34:59 EST Read More

Media Advisory Attention: News, Assignment Reporters and Editors Thunder Bay hosts 1st annual Darryl “Penasi” Fox Memorial Golf Tournament Ontario Minster of Energy and Infrastructure, former North of 60 actress and Churchill MP and Ontario Minister of Northern Development and Mines, to attend weekend tourney (Thunder Bay, Ontario) Come join family, friends and politicians from the federal and the provincial levels at the Whitewater Golf Club on Saturday, July ...... Read More

Interview Opportunity: World’s largest salmon producing river threatened by escape of 30,000 farmed fish

Published Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:49:12 EST Read More

Attention: News, National, Reporters and Assignment Editors Interview Opportunity British Columbia – World’s largest salmon producing river threatened by escape of 30,000 farmed fish Who: Alexandra Morton What: On Canada Day, a Marine Harvest fish farm net released 30,000 farmed Atlantic salmon into the Campbell River putting them right in the path of wild juvenile salmon swimming down the Campbell River. The farmed fish are not indigenous to the coast and wil...... Read More

Canadian law programs rate high on sustainability

Published Wed, 2 Jul 2008 12:17:22 EST Read More

Canadian law programs rate high on sustainability Social justice, human rights and professional ethics essential components in analysis (Toronto, Canada, July 2, 2008) Today, Corporate Knights Magazine unveils the fifth-annual Knight Schools ranking. The ranking analyzes how Canadian universities fare in integrating sustainability into the school experience. In reviewing law programs, the researchers adopted a broad definition of sustainability that encompassed environm...... Read More

World Wind Energy Conference to convene in Kingston, Ontario

Published Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:04:22 EST Read More

Media Advisory Attention: Energy, Business, and Environment Editors and Reporters World Wind Energy Conference 2008 to convene in Kingston, Ontario Conference will deliver an international, national and local perspective on renewable power policy and climate change (Kingston, Ontario) Next week, the World Wind Energy Conference 2008 will take place in Kingston, Ontario. Confirmed keynote speakers will include Dr. David Suzuki, Dr. Hermann Scheer, and Ontario Minist...... Read More

Canada in court for violating federal climate change law

Published Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:48:30 EST Read More

Media Release – For Immediate Release Canada in court for violating federal climate change law Lawsuit demands government obey the will of Parliament TORONTO, June 18, 2008 – Today, Canada became the first country ever to be brought to court for failing to comply with its legal commitments to combat global warming. Pro-bono lawyers from Paliare Roland Barristers and Ecojustice (formerly Sierra Legal Defence Fund) presented legal arguments on behalf of Friends of the...... Read More

Friends of the Earth takes Federal Government to Court over Kyoto failure

Published Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:17:45 EST Read More

Media Advisory Attention: News, Environment, Government, Politics Friends of the Earth takes Federal Government to Court over Kyoto failure Lawyers will argue that Kyoto commitment broken TORONTO - Canada will be the first country ever to be brought to court for its failure to comply with domestic law and meet its international commitments to combat global warming. On behalf of Friends of the Earth Canada (FOE), pro-bono lawyers from Paliare Roland Barristers and ...... Read More

Ontario Nature calls on provincial government to protect Lake Simcoe Watershed

Published Mon, 9 Jun 2008 17:01:48 EST Read More

Natural heritage designation seen as key to stopping large scale developments (Toronto, Ontario, June 9, 2008) This past weekend, members of Ontario Nature passed a resolution at their Annual General Meeting calling for increased protection for the Lake Simcoe Watershed. The resolution contains 5 parts, all of which focus on pressuring the Ontario government to end development in the area and to re-invest resources in research and rehabilitation. The resolution: * Urges the G...... Read More

Ontario Nature honours provincial conservation heroes

Published Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:10:20 EST Read More

Embargoed until Saturday, June 7 Ontario Nature honours provincial conservation heroes City of Orillia and Region of Waterloo, Sudbury area water quality group and residents of Lakefield, Kirkfield, Hamilton, Cobourg, Bright’s Grove, Oakville and Peterborough recognized for leadership in conservation and nature protection (Kirkfield, Ontario, June 7, 2008) – This weekend, Ontario Nature (ON) acknowledged the contributions of individuals and organizations who hav...... Read More

First Nations Chief invites Norwegian King to British Columbia to witness the devestating effects of Norwegian fish farms on wild salmon

Published Fri, 6 Jun 2008 10:08:38 EST Read More

Interview Opportunity: Chief Bob Chamberlin from the Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish First Nation in British Columbia will deliver a letter inviting Norwegian King to see the operation of Marine Harvest fish farms on the Canadian west coast. WHEN: Friday, June 6, 2008 from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm (Norwegian Central European Summer Time) Friday, June 6, 2008 from 5:00 am to 11:00 am (Canadian EST) WHAT: First Nations Chief from British Columbia, Canada to present l...... Read More

Moose Deer Point welcomes Provincial Minister Leona Dombrowsky

Published Tue, 6 May 2008 16:52:16 EST Read More

First Nations injection molding business on track for more expansion and upgrades after receiving provincial support to upgrade reliability of electricity supply Moose Deer Point welcomes Provincial Minister Leona Dombrowsky (Moose Deer Point, ON, May 6, 2008) Community leaders and residents of Moose Deer Point First Nation (located south of Parry Sound) welcomed the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMFARA), the Honourable Leona Dombrowsky to their community t...... Read More

Group challenges BC Government's right to regulate fish farms

Published Tue, 6 May 2008 14:16:51 EST Read More

Noted salmon scientist, tourism operators and commercial fishers file Constitutional challenge in effort to save BC wild salmon fishery Group challenges BC Government's right to regulate fish farms (May 6, 2008, Vancouver, BC) Biologist Alexandra Morton, the Area E Gill-netters Association, the Vessels Owners Association and the Wilderness Tourism Association have filed a petition in the BC Supreme Court challenging the Constitutional right of the BC Government to regu...... Read More

Moose Deer Point First Nation business expansion and upgrades

Published Fri, 2 May 2008 14:44:59 EST Read More

Interview Opportunity: First Nation business expansion and upgrades (Parry Sound/Muskoka region) The community of Moose Deer Point First Nation and Niigon Technologies will host Leona Dombrowsky, Ontario’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as the Minister makes a funding announcement. Minister Dombrowsky will meet with local dignitaries, community leaders and tour the Niigon Technologies plant and make an announcement with respect to local economic development. ...... Read More

Scientific report says sea lice has spread to British Columbia’s most lucrative fish stock

Published Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:27:08 EST Read More

*High resolution images of juvenile salmon infected with sea lice are available Scientific report says sea lice has spread to British Columbia’s most lucrative fish stock Campbell River Salmon and Herring worth nearly $80 million to province last year Echo Bay, British Columbia, March 31, 2008 - The latest scientific paper on sea lice reports that infestations have spread to juvenile pink, chum, and sockeye salmon as well as juvenile herring near Campbell River fi...... Read More

British Columbia fish farms - Interview Opportunity

Published Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:25:19 EST Read More

Interview Opportunity: Alexandra Morton, Director of the Salmon Coast Field Station - Echo Bay, British Columbia North coast farm-free, south coast more farms On March 27, 2008, Pat Bell, British Columbia's Agriculture Minister, announced that there would be an immediate moratorium on any finfish farms north of Aristazabal Island, 150 kilometres south of the mouth of the Skeena River. The Minister also indicated that the BC government would cease issuing new ...... Read More

Ontario 2008 Budget Summary

Published Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:07:00 EST Read More

2008 Ontario Budget Summary “Growing for a Stronger Ontario” March 25, 2008 Prepared by: Environmental Communication Options Budget Theme The Ontario government is anticipating a continued economic slowdown of the Ontario economy due to the high price of oil, a stagnant U.S. economy and the strong Canadian dollar. The government expects a surplus in 2008-09 of $600 million. The people of Ontario are the greatest resource so the government will foc...... Read More

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First Nation leaders jailed for defending traditional lands from exploitation called “Political Prisoners in Canada”

Published Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:29:23 EST Read More

Media Release – Distributed at the direction of the First Nations of Sachigo Lake, Bearskin Lake, Muskrat Dam, Kasabonika, Wunnimun, Wapekeka, Kingfisher and Wawakapewin. First Nation leaders jailed for defending traditional lands from exploitation called “Political Prisoners in Canada” Police and Fire Department extinguish Sacred Fire tended by Elders in Thunder Bay (March 20, 2008) The Chief and Council of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) who took a stand to defen...... Read More

Province-wide distribution of 25,000 energy efficiency kits to Ontario First Nations households nears completion

Published Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:11:48 EST Read More

Six Nations Territory Energy Efficiency Kit distribution guaranteed by involvement of Gil & Essie Martin's Walk with Me for Diabetes program (Oshweken, Ontario, December 10, 2007) This summer and fall an army of students and volunteers fanned out across Ontario First Nations communities to deliver Mana-cha-toon Wash-ti-ni-gun or Conserve the Light (CTL) energy efficiency kits. The Conserve the Light project has delivered energy conservation kits to almost all of the 25,000 ...... Read More

Remote Ontario First Nation Communities get first Energy Conservation Kits

Published Fri, 7 Sep 2007 09:27:42 EST Read More

Media Release – For Immediate Release – Photos Available (Thunder Bay, September 7, 2007) The delivery phase of “Mana-cha-toon Wash-ti-ni-gun,” or the “Conserve the Light” project, began this morning at Thunder Bay Airport. A Wasaya Airways plane was loaded with Energy Conservation Kits (ECK) prepared for delivery to remote First Nation communities without road access. This initiative is part of the Provincial Energy Efficiency & Conservation Measures for Aboriginal Communit...... Read More

Provincial Aboriginal Energy Conservation Program Launched in Thunder Bay

Published Tue, 8 May 2007 10:23:18 EST Read More

Media Release - For Immediate Release - Photos Available (Thunder Bay, May 8, 2007) First Nations delegates from across Ontario came together today in Thunder Bay for a two-day Mana-cha-toon Wash-ti-ni-gun (Conserve the Light) Gathering. The Gathering is both a platform for education about electricity conservation in First Nations communities and the launch of a province-wide electricity conservation program for Ontario's aboriginal communities. The Provincial Energy Efficiency & Conser...... Read More

Major Upgrades to Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation Homes Announced

Published Fri, 7 Jul 2006 17:28:24 EST Read More

All 100 homes to undergo energy efficiency assessments and upgrades (Georgina Island, ON, July 7, 2006) Members of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation celebrated the announcement of a major energy efficiency retrofit of the community’s housing, made possible through funding by Hydro One and the Ontario Power Authority’s Conservation Bureau. The project, designed by the Windfall Ecology Centre, pilots an integrated approach to energy conservation. Electricity demand reducti...... Read More