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A British invasion in Ottawa on Oceans Day
As we’ve done for the past two years, we hosted a reception on June 8 to celebrate World Oceans Day (note to political reception planners and hardcore foodies with a conscience: our seafood for the...
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The life of the WWF conservation crew: Not always glamorous, but always...
By Jarmila Becka Lee and Pete Ewins As ‘summer’ finally arrived in Ontario, we took the train from Toronto and dived into the dark bowels of an Ottawa hotel, for two days of intense work with a dozen...
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The rest of the world and the Arctic
The UN convention on the law of the sea doesn’t settle the questions of shipping, or even all the questions about fishing. For instance Xia Liping, a scholar at Tangji University in Shanghai, came...
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Remembering Jack Layton
Throughout his life, Jack was a great friend to the Canadian conservation movement. Sometimes described as a “poster boy” for the environment, Mr. Layton often led the way on important environmental...
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Wind and solar power: Hot topics in Ontario’s provincial election
Renewable energy is one of the major solutions available to the world to deal with climate change. WWF has a vision of 100 percent renewable energy by the year 2050, as outlined in our Energy Report....
View ArticleDraft coal regulations don’t go far enough
Canada is in a position to be able to completely phase-out coal within a number of years, if it so decided. Ontario, which used to use more coal than any other province in Canada, has almost completely...
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NEB report provides “relief” on Arctic offshore drilling
The NEB chose to maintain the Same Season Relief Well policy. Well done, NEB! The Same Season Relief Well policy requires any company wishing to drill in the Arctic to demonstrate that, if necessary,...
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Lessons from horror movies
You know the scene. It’s a horror movie standby: the hero, having apparently won the day, breathes a sigh of relief and turns to go – only to have a fresh terror burst in, to much screaming and...
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Breaking: Our new campaign
Our Facebook page might feel a bit different these days. Our newest campaign isn’t just a video (sorry Norman) or call to donate, it’s an entire news channel chronicling what could – and likely would...
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Bringing the oceans to Ottawa: A new Parliamentary initiative to manage and...
Last night, WWF hosted a reception on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to help launch the All Party Oceans Caucus. MPs Fin Donnelly (NDP member for New Westminster—Coquitlam) and Bruce Stanton (Conservative...
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Buckle up and join the rEVolution!
We’re really excited about this campaign. So excited in fact, we created an infographic to show what we think needs to be done and where it might get us. We know that we’ve set the bar high here. And...
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Swimming upstream
In a good year, wild Pacific Sockeye salmon converge on the Fraser River in the tens of millions. For a few weeks in the fall they surge through waterways across half of BC, filling rivers and streams...
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Will you be able to float your boat? The Navigable Waters Protection Act
On Thursday, October 18th the Government of Canada tabled Bill C-45 in the House of Commons. This 414 page bill, the sibling of Bill C-38 introduced in the spring, includes another tranche of changes...
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Fish can’t speak out, but you can! Save the Fisheries Act- it’s not too late!
While the news this week that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has no formal plans to consult the public or stakeholders on still-pending changes to the Fisheries Act included in Bill C-38...
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Long term, sustainable jobs at risk
A new study released by the University of British Columbia shows that a major oil spill could jeopardize the jobs and livelihoods of B.C.’s north coast region. WWF commissioned the study by UBC’s...
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Early Christmas present
The Sacred Headwaters of the Skeena, Nass and Stikine have been protected from future fracking activities based on an agreement between the province of BC, Shell Canada and the Tahltan Central...
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Captain Canada takes a stand for the Great Bear
Scott Niedermayer has had success at every level of his hockey career, racking up four Stanley Cups and two Olympic gold medals. Now, he brings that same spirit and winning record to his role as...
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Trust. Respect. Compassion. Food. Oh… and the public interest!
“This panel is here to listen to your personal knowledge and experiences on the potential effects of the Project on you and your community.” Again, a speaker is interrupted and reminded to keep to...
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Earth Hour City Challenge: Edmonton, AB and Richmond, BC
With more than 70% of the world’s CO2 emissions generated by cities, the Earth Hour City Challenge has been created to mobilize action and support from cities in the global transition towards a...
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It’s my Panda-versary! My first year as the social media coordinator at...
Hi friends, If we haven’t ‘met’ yet on WWF-Canada’s Facebook or Twitter pages, hello for the first time! I am the Online Content and Community Coordinator at WWF-Canada, and this week I’m celebrating...
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