The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in …
WEB2 days ago · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada. News. Nearly 2,000 species are at-risk in B.C. Only 42 are being considered for new protections. Internal government records show officials are working to update list of at-risk species under forestry legislation for the first time in …
B.C.’s big bet on LNG: 5 projects you need to know | The Narwhal
WEBMar 14, 2024 · Here’s what you need to know about five projects underway and proposed in the northwest. 1. LNG Canada: climate questions remain as B.C.’s first major LNG export facility gets ready to ship mid-decade. LNG Canada is owned by a consortium of foreign corporations: Shell, Petronas, PetroChina, Mitsubishi and Korea Gas.
100 years of the Williams Treaties in Ontario | The Narwhal
WEBDec 1, 2023 · One hundred years ago this November, the governments of Canada and Ontario signed treaties with First Nations of the Chippewa of Lake Simcoe (Beausoleil, Georgina Island and Rama) and the Mississauga of the north shore of Lake Ontario (Alderville, Curve Lake, Hiawatha and Scugog Island).. The Williams Treaties (1923), also known as the Williams Treaty (named after Angus S. Williams, the ...
The art and science of responding to B.C. wildfires | The Narwhal
WEBAug 21, 2024 · This story is part of In the Line of Fire, a series from The Narwhal digging into what is being done to prepare for — and survive — wildfires. When dark thunderclouds build behind Dzilh Yez (Hudson Bay Mountain) in Smithers, B.C., local weather stations capture essential data. An array of instruments record and transmit vital information to ...
BC Conservatives would kill plans for new protected areas | The …
WEBMay 17, 2024 · BC Conservative Leader says his party would kill ‘nonsense’ plans for new protected areas. BC Conservative Leader John Rustad says his party will scrap the province’s commitment to protect 30 per cent of the land base by 2030 if it forms government after the fall election. A BC Conservative Party …
Robinson Huron Treaty: a case with billions at stake - The Narwhal
WEBMar 14, 2023 · Updated on June 21, 2022, at 4:58 p.m. ET: On June 17, the 21 nations of the Robinson Huron Treaty announced a proposed $10-billion settlement. The payment would come from the federal and provincial governments, both of which must approve the settlement before it can be finalized. In northeastern Ontario, a …
Four Manitoba First Nations sign historic conservation agreement
WEBJan. 18, 2024 6 min. read. Share. Four First Nations in Manitoba have signed a historic memorandum of understanding, a step toward the creation of an Indigenous protected area in the pristine 50,000-square-kilometre Seal River Watershed region. Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwal. Photos: Supplied by Seal River Watershed Alliance.
As Churchill waits for ice, more polar bears come into town - The …
WEBDec 5, 2023 · A 2022 study determined the Arctic has been warming four times faster than the rest of the planet since 1979.. A 2016 study found that between 1979 and 2014, the length of the ice-free period in western Hudson Bay increased by nine days per decade. Lengthening time on shore can have detrimental impacts on polar bear’s reproductive capacity, leading to smaller litters and fewer cubs making it ...
6 First Nations take Ontario to court over mining law | The Narwhal
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Six northern First Nations have filed a court case challenging a major section of Ontario’s mining law, an attempt to strike down the existing system for how mineral claims are staked. The case, filed at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice last week, could disrupt Premier Doug Ford’s push for a mining boom, especially in the far northern ...
Enbridge’s B.C. pipeline you’ve never heard of | The Narwhal
WEBSep 8, 2022 · The northern B.C. pipeline you’ve never heard of — Enbridge’s Westcoast Connector. First approved in 2014, the pipeline would ship up to 8.4 billion cubic feet of fracked gas every day. Now the company is seeking an extension until 2029 and applying to amend its route to avoid a Treaty 8 nation territory at the centre of a court ruling on ...
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