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Minister of Environment and Parks Jason Nixon issued the following statement to mark Canadian Environment Week and World Environment Day, on June 5:

by Dan Kraus on Wednesday Jun 02 2021 Dan Kraus is senior conservation biologist with the Nature Conservancy of Canada. For many of us, wildlife is the symbol of nature conservation. This isn’t surprising; humans have lived closely with other living things for most of our history. We knew the names and habits of animals, and we held knowledge of the plants that would heal or harm. Despite our ancient connection to wildlife, we have not been kind to many of the plan...

City briefs: Major route into Southlands closed for the next few days Poll Should there be an emergency debate in the House of Commons on the recent discovery of the remains of 215 children at a residential school site in Kamloops? Yes Work on water and sewer lines this week will close a major route into the community of Southlands this week. Crews will close Southlands Boulevard near 13th Avenue – the western entrance into the south-end community – from May 31 to June 4. That will leave en...

For many of us, wildlife is the symbol of nature conservation. This isn’t surprising; humans have lived closely with other living things for most of our history. We knew the names and habits of . . .

/CNW/ - Statement "We Canadians are a nature-loving people. "Canadian Environment Week celebrates the actions we are taking to protect and preserve our...

From: Environment and Climate Change Canada Canadian Environment Week celebrates the actions we are taking to protect and preserve our environment. This year it falls from May 30 to June 5. “We Canadians are a nature-loving people. “Canadian Environment Week celebrates the actions we are taking to protect and preserve our environment. This year it falls from May 30 to June 5. “This is a good time to recognize that, while the world now faces a dual crisis of biodiversity loss and climate c...

Ottawas top doctor and a federal cabinet minister are offering to dye their hair in support of a fundraising campaign for mental health services at CHEO.

(Photo: submitted by City of Moncton) As the vaccine rollout continues, Codiac Transpo is looking to gradually increase its service back to pre-pandemic levels. Phase one of the Codiac Transpo Service Recovery Plan was presented to Moncton City Councillors at Wednesday’s Committee of the Whole meeting. It forecasts a year-end cost of $56,000 with a start date of June 6, 2021. Among the highlights included in the first phase of the service return plan are 65 additional hours of service every w...

Sharon Dorsey, one of the organizers of #BlackinEnviron Week focuses on activism, spotlighting Black professionals in the environmental fields and ways in which local action can produce results. Dorsey is a Baltimore native and Virginia Tech graduate student. (Courtesy Sharon Dorsey) You don’t have to ditch your car and go live in a tent to help solve the problems caused by pollution and climate change. Sharon Dorsey, a Baltimore native and Virginia Tech grad student, is one of the organizers...

When world’s largest plastic dhow sailed on Lake Victoria April 7, 2021 Flipflopi, a sailing dhow Flipflopi, a sailing dhow made from 100 per cent recycled plastic, is on a world expedition while circumnavigating Africa’s largest freshwater ecosystem, Lake Victoria. Just as ERNEST JJINGO observed when it docked at Ggaba two weeks ago, there is need for greater sensitization about disposal of waste. Taking its vital message upstream and calling ...