World Heritage Mission Will Visit Next Week to Investigate Threats to Adjacent Peace Park
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 16, 2009
CPAWS-BC Press Room
Seismic Tests Threaten Marine Protected Area and Whales
Lawsuit seeks to halt US seismic blasting in Canadian waters
August 13, 2009
UNESCO sending fact-finding mission to Flathead
Proposed Coal Mine in BC's Flathead River Valley Triggers World Heritage Investigation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- June 26, 2009
Seville, Spain--UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee voted today to send a fact-finding mission to Canada to investigate threats to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park posed by energy and mining proposals in BC’s adjacent Flathead River Valley.
UNESCO Considers "World Heritage Site in Danger" Designation for Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Proposed Coal Mine in B.C.'s Flathead River Valley Triggers United Nations Assessment
May 26, 2009
UNESCO's World Heritage Committee has agreed to consider a petition from 11 Canadian and US conservation groups asking that Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park be designated a "World Heritage Site in Danger", due to a proposed coal mine and other development in B.C.'s adjoining Flathead River Valley.
The World Heritage Committee will consider the request--by Sierra Club B.C., Wildsight and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) among other groups--at its June 22 to 30 session in Seville, Spain.
Sponge Reef Symposium Press Release
Sponge Reef Symposium: Scientists to highlight research on B.C.'s underwater "living dinosaurs"
Scientists from around the globe will gather in Sidney, B.C., this week to share the latest research discoveries on glass sponge reefs. The first-ever Sponge Reef Symposium, hosted by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), Natural Resources Canada and the University of Alberta, will highlight scientific research on globally unique glass sponge reefs found only on the BC coast, and will provide a forum to discuss next steps in future conservation and research. The symposium runs October 28-29, 2008.
Myth & Madness
Posted on April 30, 2008
The Roman God Neptune rose from the sea and visited Parliament Hill in Ottawa to dramatically express his desire that our federal leaders protect his threatened home.
Bowie Seamount protected on B.C. Coast
Posted on April 21, 2008
CPAWS celebrates announcement of Canada’s 7th marine protected area
Vancouver – CPAWS celebrates the formal safeguarding of Bowie Seamount or Sgaan Kinghlas as Canada’s newest marine protected area. This special underwater mountain, 180 kilometres east of Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) is a marine oasis on Canada’s Pacific coast.
Bowie Seamount protected on B.C. Coast
Posted on April 21, 2008
CPAWS celebrates announcement of Canada’s 7th marine protected area
Vancouver – CPAWS celebrates the formal safeguarding of Bowie Seamount or Sgaan Kinghlas as Canada’s newest marine protected area. This special underwater mountain, 180 kilometres east of Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) is a marine oasis on Canada’s Pacific coast.
CPAWS issues call to protect Canada's northern oceans
18 September, 2007
Canada's true north, strong and free - and wild
SABINE JESSEN
This commentary first appeared on theglobeandmail.com (link)
There is a simple and elegant way for Canada to assert sovereignty over the Northwest Passage and the Arctic Ocean. So why isn't Prime Minister Stephen Harper talking about it? The solution is to create a network of marine protected areas across the Arctic. Call them water parks -- untouched areas where narwhals, polar bears, walruses, Arctic cod and seabirds can watch their seascape melt. These mysterious, cold ecosystems, previously locked under ice, are just now revealing their secrets.
CPAWS - British Columbia Chapter