UBCM: Wildfire Prevention Funding Webinar
Press Release Aug. 21, 2019 First Nations and local governments seeking funding for wildfire preparedness and prevention are invited to join the Community Resiliency Investment webinar on September 12 from…
New program to clean up largest abandoned mines in the Yukon and the Northwest Territories
Press Release From: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada August 19, 2019 — Yellowknife, NT — Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Canada is moving forward with a long-term plan…
Tahltan Central Government awarded up to $3,998,760 million for establishing protected and conserved areas
Press Release Today, Monday August 19, 2019, the Honorable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced that funding, up to $3,998,760, has been approved – through the Pathway…
UBCIC: Opposition to Imperial Metals’ Proposed Mining Permit near Manning Provincial Park Grows
Press Release BC Businesses and conservation and recreation organizations join international coalition of 140 opponents to proposed mining in Skagit Headwaters VANCOUVER, B.C. – Today, an international coalition of 140…
AER: Water Use Performance
Press Release Energy companies use water throughout the life cycles of their projects and activities. It’s our job to ensure that Alberta’s energy industry uses water resources responsibly and to…
Government of Canada supporting small and medium-sized businesses through the Low Carbon Economy Fund
Press Release From: Environment and Climate Change Canada August 13, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario Canadians are feeling first-hand the impacts and costs of climate change. A recent report from expert…
The NWMO’s new Mobile Learn More Centre launches with visit to Manitouwadge, Constance Lake First Nation and Hornepayne
Press Release The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has rolled out a new Mobile Learn More Centre as a way to engage people around Canada’s plan for the safe, long-term…
BC Assembly of First Nations Calls for Closure of Fraser Salmon Fishery
Press Release (Lheidli T’enneh Territory, Prince George, BC – August 7, 2019)– The BC Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN) is calling on Canada to issue a closure to all marine and recreational Fraser…
Coast Funds Announces Shareholder Proxy Voting Guidelines Advocating for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Press Release GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST, BRITISH COLUMBIA—Coast Conservation Endowment Fund Foundation (“Coast Funds”)—an Indigenous-led conservation finance organization created by First Nations, the governments of British Columbia and Canada, and private…
Tŝilhqo’tin Nation Declares State of Local Emergency in Response to the Status of our Fisheries and the Crisis at Big Bar Slide
Press Release August 6, 2019 Williams Lake, BC: The Tŝilhqot’in Nation has declared a State of Local Emergency (SOLE) in response to the continuing fish crisis at the Big Bar…
