Environment Minister Jim Prentice (Calgary Centre-North, AB) issued a statement following his participation in the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) Ministerial meeting in Nagoya, Japan. Prentice highlighted progress made to protect the world's forests. The full release is available online. Call 1-888-908-8008.
Environment Minister Jim Prentice (Calgary Centre-North, AB) released a consultation document outlining proposed elements of future regulations pertaining to greenhouse gas emission reductions. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-1441.
Environment Minister Jim Prentice (Calgary Centre-North, AB) announced the government is proposing a new regulatory instrument to address releases of Bisphenol A (BPA) through industrial effluent. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-1441.
Environment Minister Jim Prentice (Calgary Centre-North, AB) and Quebec's Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, Pierre Arcand, highlighted the strengthening of co-operative mechanisms between the two governments regarding four shared priority environmental issues. The full release available online. Call 819-997-1441. Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) Lynne Yelilch (Blackstrap, SK), on behalf of Environment Minister Jim Prentice (Calgary Centre-North, … Read more
Conservative MP Gerald Keddy (South Shore-St. Margaret's, NS), on behalf of Environment Minister Jim Prentice (Calgary Centre-North, AB), announced $768,952 in funding for the Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-1441.
Environment Canada officers have completed a two-week import/export border blitz at the Beaver Creek border crossing in Yukon Territory. Officers uncovered more than 50 violations under federal and territorial laws, including those under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-1441.
Environment Minister Jim Prentice (Calgary Centre-North, AB) joins Quebec's delegate Minister for Natural Resources and Wildlife, the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the National Capital Commission to mark the Nature Conservancy of Canada's acquisition of a 477-hectare property in the Outaouais for biodiversity conservation and species protection. This project was guaranteed in part by funding … Read more
Environment Minister Jim Prentice (Calgary Centre-North, AB), announced the tabling of a new Federal Sustainable Development Strategy for Canada, which provides a government-wide approach to improve environmental sustainability. The Strategy renders federal environmental decision making more transparent and accountable to Canadians. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-1441.
Environment Minister Jim Prentice announced final regulations that establish progressively more stringent greenhouse gas emission standards for new passenger automobiles and light trucks for the 2011-2016 model years. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-1441.
Environment Minister Jim Prentice has formed an advisory panel of leading scientists to investigate concerns about industrial pollution in the Athabasca River. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-1441. Industry Minister Tony Clement, on behalf of Environment Minister Jim Prentice, announced $31,770 in federal funding to support environmental action focusing on conservation and protection of species at risk … Read more
