In Fracturing, Unity: Reflection on the Situation in Elsipogtog
October 18, 2013 On September 30, members of Elsipogtog First Nation and their allies began a blockade to prevent SWN Resources Canada from conducting exploratory seismic testing on Elsipogtog territory. …
The Council of Canadians stands in solidarity with anti-shale gas protesters in Kent County, NB
Media Release October 17, 2013 Ottawa, ON – The Council of Canadians denounces the excessive use of violence by the RCMP and stands in solidarity with those in Rexton, New…
Enbridge’s Line 9 tar sands pipeline proposal has significant safety and economic risks International experts find Enbridge’s Line 9 tar sands pipeline proposal has significant safety and economic risks
OCT 18, 2013 Toronto, ON – Expert authors of two independent reports have raised serious doubts about the safety and economic benefits of Enbridge’s pipeline plan. The reports have been…
National Energy Board responds to gas pipeline rupture west of Fort McMurray, AB
For immediate release 17 October 2013 CALGARY – The National Energy Board (NEB or Board) is responding to a pipeline rupture on the Nova Gas Transmission Ltd (NGTL) pipeline system 140 kilometres west of…
Premier’s message regarding protest
Office of the Premier 17 October 2013 MONCTON (GNB) – Premier David Alward today issued the following statement:I am deeply troubled that violence has erupted at a protest site on…
Teck Acquires East Kootenay Lands
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Oct. 17, 2013 – Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) (“Teck”) announced today it has agreed to purchase from Tembec Inc. approximately 7,150 hectares…
Samsung, Connor Clark & Lunn and Six Nations announce financing for largest solar project in Canada
GRAND RENEWABLE SOLAR PROJECT TO CREATE HUNDREDS OF LOCAL JOBS IN THE COMMUNTY TORONTO, Oct. 15, 2013 – Samsung Renewable Energy, Inc. (Samsung) today announced the formation of a partnership with Connor Clark &…
Danger Ahead For the Ring of Fire
Toronto, October 10, 2013 – Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner warns that the Ontario government is risking irreversible damage to wildlife and wilderness by considering major industrial development in the Far North before…
U of S research points to values and clear direction as essential for land-use plans with First Nations
October 8, 2013 SASKATOON – Governments struggling with land-use plans that balance the values of First Nations, industrial developers, and wilderness lovers, could learn from the cautionary example of the…
Science-Based Research Key to Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement Science-Based Research Key to Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement
October 8, 2013, EDMONTON – The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) is a model for applying the world’s leading science to on-the-ground environmental and economic realities, said University of Alberta…
