Tag: February 2023
B.C. celebrates five years of investing in the Beaver Creek Water...
Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, B.C. – The completion of the watermain project on Karen Place marks five years’ worth of work on projects that will...
B.C. communities benefit from disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation funding
Forty-nine First Nations and local governments throughout B.C. will receive provincial funding to help reduce risks from future disasters related to natural hazards and...
First marine refuge within the Northern Shelf Bioregion is established
Vancouver - At the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5), the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard,...
Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition announces Ocean Literacy Community Grants initiative
Vancouver - The Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition (COLC) has announced the launch of its new Ocean Literacy Community Grants initiative. Providing more accessible funding...
Marine Protected Area Network partners endorse plan to protect British Columbia’s...
Vancouver - The blueprint for a vast network of marine protected areas (MPAs) across the northern third of Canada's West Coast is being unveiled...
Report calls for urgency to address contaminated river sediments
Contaminated sediments limit the ecological recovery of the Detroit and Rouge River ecosystems, says a report released Tuesday by the State of the Strait...
IJC encourages Canadian and U.S. governments to implement recommendations to reduce...
Ottawa and Washington - The International Joint Commission (IJC) submitted its recommendations to the Canadian and United States' governments about the reduction of risks and potential solutions...
Government of Canada advancing on goal of creating 10 new national...
Vancouver - Canada's coastline is as long as six trips around the earth. Marine waters in Canada are vast, home to countless species and...
Research: Small isolated wetlands are pollution-catching powerhouses
Small isolated wetlands that are full for only part of the year are often the first to be removed for development or agriculture, but a...
Funding for ocean monitoring system to enhance Canada’s ocean protection
Ocean observation science can help save lives, protect our waters and ecosystems, and grow our economy. The Government of Canada is working with the...
