This year, Nature Canada’s annual Nature on the Hill event is connecting over 70 nature groups with Members of Parliament to push for cross-party support…
Increased protection for diverse wildlife habitat, wetlands and bolstering the natural legacy of existing parks are all parts of strategic land additions to strengthen B.C.’s…
The University of Queensland-led international study mapped the impact of human-caused pressures on coastal regions to identify those that are already highly degraded, and those…
Québec City – Forty-two kilometres from Quebec City, in the heart of a peat bog located at the junction of three municipalities; Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, Shannon and…
Victoria–Climate change and extreme weather events are strengthening the call for protection and restoration of B.C.’s watersheds to ensure healthy ecosystems support communities with secure…
Environment and Climate Change Minister Tim Halman designated the French River watershed as a protected water area on Monday, January 24. This means that regulations…
The following is based on the remarks made by Conservation Ontario’s General Manager, Kim Gavine, to the Standing Committee on Finance on January 20, 2022.…
Protecting vulnerable marine mammals is a priority for the Government of Canada. Marine mammals, including the Southern Resident killer whale, are particularly vulnerable to the…
Simcoe, ON—The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is announcing the protection of 20 hectares of wetland and forest habitat in the Big Creek watershed in…
Two projects lead by researchers from the University of Saskatchewan’s Toxicology Centre have been awarded $300,000 each by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to study…
Carried out at the IISD Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA) in Ontario, Canada, one of the only facilities in the world where lakes and their watersheds can…
There has been a significant amount of focus on the plastic that ends up in our oceans. At the same time, we need to consider…
A new report reveals that Great Lakes and St. Lawrence communities will spend nearly $2 billion over next five years to combat coastal damages from…
The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) has appointed a new chair and vice chair. Chris White, mayor of Guelph-Eramosa Township and councillor in Wellington County,…
Councillor Karen Ras was acclaimed as chair of Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) at the inaugural 2021 Board of Directors meeting held on January 15, 2021.…
To stop biodiversity loss, Canada has committed to protecting 30 per cent of its land and sea by 2030. But making conservation decisions about where…
The Ontario government is creating a working group to help implement changes to conservation authorities. Hassaan Basit, president and CEO of Conservation Halton, will chair…
Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) has partnered with Alertable to offer residents real-time flood alerts that can be sent to their mobile devices through push notifications.…
Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) has received nearly $100,000 from Environment and Climate Change Canada to build six rain gardens at local schools. A rain garden…
The Province of Ontario has missed a chance to show it is listening to Ontarians who care about their environment, according to Conservation Ontario. Ontario’s Budget…
Conservation Ontario (CO) recommends the Province of Ontario remove Schedule 6, which amends the Conservation Authorities Act and the Planning Act, from the proposed changes…
The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) has announced that Robert (Rob) Baldwin will be joining the organization as the chief administrative officer (CAO) on…
Conservation Halton (CH) has reviewed the Province’s proposed changes to the Conservation Authorities Act (CA Act), which were released in the 2020 Ontario Budget (Bill…
The Manitoba government is making up to $8.6 million available for Manitoba-based groups to support conservation projects. The funding is being made available through the…