The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society welcomes the release of Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna‘s (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) formal response to her 2017 Minister’s Round Table on Parks Canada in which she unequivocally reaffirms that ecological integrity will be the first priority in all aspects of national park management, and that this will take … Read more
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society expressed its disappointment and serious concern with the lack of action by the federal government and Parks Canada on improving the management of our national parks. CPAWS released its own analysis of the responses to Let’s Talk Parks, Canada! in anticipation of a response from Environment and Climate Change Minister … Read more
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is calling on governments to speed up progress towards protecting at least 17 per cent of Canada’s land and freshwater by 2020. In its 2017 Year in Review: Protecting Canada’s Land and Freshwater report, CPAWS notes that while progress on the ground continues to be slow, there have been some … Read more
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society recognized the significant work on ocean conservation by the Government of Canada and welcomed the announcement of a new fishing closure as the critical first step to protect a large area of seamounts off the west coast of Vancouver Island. The fishing closure will prohibit all bottom contact fishing on a … Read more
On the five-year anniversary of the release of the federal government’s strategy to recover threatened boreal woodland caribou in Canada, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is calling out Canada’s governments for their continued lack of action to protect caribou, and urging governments across the country to step up to the plate. “Provincial and territorial governments should … Read more
CPAWS and Nature Canada celebrate a major achievement for Rouge National Urban Park- Bill C-18 received Royal Assent from the Governor General. The law means ecological integrity will be the first priority in management of Rouge National Urban Park. It meets a key request from leading conservation groups in Canada that the federal government prioritize … Read more
CPAWS welcomes the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development’s report on protected areas that makes sweeping recommendations to the federal government to expand and improve Canada’s protected areas networks to reverse the declining health of our country’s ecosystems. “We are pleased the Committee recognizes the urgent need for more federal attention and funding for expanding … Read more
Canada has failed to protect its largest World Heritage Site. A 10-day monitoring mission to Wood Buffalo National Park has resulted in a UN report strongly criticizing Canada. The report notes that impacts on the park from development are “far more complex and severe than previously thought” and includes 17 recommendations for Canada. “The report is … Read more
CPAWS welcomed the Feb. 22 passage at third reading of Bill C-18, which strengthens the Rouge National Urban Park Act to ensure that nature conservation is the first priority for managing the park. “The Ontario and federal governments worked together to make this important step possible and we are grateful for their leadership”, said Éric Hébert-Daly, … Read more
CPAWS welcomes the launch of the biggest nationwide public consultation on the future of our national parks and national marine conservation areas in a generation. Until January 27th, Canadians are invited to provide feedback and written recommendations to Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) on how Parks Canada is delivering on its mandate, and to help shape … Read more
