DELTA, B.C. – Almost $1.5 million in federal funding will go to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre for their project regarding ICS Incident Management and Interoperability under the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (SAR NIF). A statement from Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada says this funding will help the development of a…
The government of British Columbia and the Houston Snowmobile Club have signed a stewardship management agreement to protect caribou in the Skeena Region. The agreement addresses the influence of recreation on northern caribou in the Telkwa Mountains. Recreation has been identified as a threat to caribou populations, as it could displace caribou from high-quality habitat…
The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities and Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association are defending the work of the provincial government and the forest industry in response to claims by environmental activist groups that Ontario has not acted to protect boreal caribou. To accuse the forest sector and the Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry of…
OTTAWA – A report on the progress of recovery efforts for boreal caribou shows that some progress has been made by governments and industry in the past five years, but that caribou populations continue to decline and habitat disturbance continues to increase. The report emphasizes the need for all stakeholders to do more. The Report…
With the provinces due to submit caribou range plans to the federal government this month, the large mammal has become front page news again. Speaking for the Forest Products Association of Canada and its members, Derek Nighbor wants to emphasize that any plans for the recovery of woodland caribou should be based on up-to-date science,…
MONTREAL – The attempt to save 79 caribou a year could cost 5,675 direct jobs in the province of Quebec and more than $741 million in lost economic activity, according to calculations carried out by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) based on the federal government’s recommendations. Ottawa had given the provinces until October 5 to…
EDMONTON — Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) and the Akaitcho Treaty 8 Tribal Council have undertaken a significant conservation effort in the boreal forest. Together, they’re mapping 31 million hectares of boreal wetlands in Akaitcho Néné, NWT. Located on the eastern half of Great Slave Lake and extending beyond the Nunavut border, Akaitcho Néné is home…
A group of professors and ecologists in British Columbia have drafted a letter encouraging the provincial government to treat the wildfires of 2017 as “the new normal” and change its policies toward prevention and response. A story from Global News says the professors have come up with dozens of recommendations they believe the province should…
The B.C. government provided updated information regarding the 2017 wildfire season, as of Tuesday, Sept. 12. 158: the number of wildfires burning in British Columbia. 1246: the total number of wildfires in the province since April 1, 2017. 1,173,611: number of hectares burned so far this year. 3090: number of firefighters and other personnel currently…
OTTAWA – The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has launched a new website – cariboufacts.ca – to share facts with Canadians about caribou herds and to urge the federal government to build caribou plans that address the many complex factors that are impacting caribou populations across the country. FPAC also wants to ensure that…