Press Releases
CPAWS Yukon deeply concerned about Victoria Gold’s heap leach failure
CPAWS Yukon is deeply alarmed by the recent failure of the heap leach facility at the Eagle Mine, a gold mining project owned and operated by Victoria Gold, located near Mayo on the traditional territory of the First Nation of Nacho Nyäk Dun. [Learn more]
BANK OF AMERICA RESCINDS PROMISE NOT TO FUND ARCTIC OIL AND GAS PROJECTS
CPAWS Yukon is deeply disappointed to learn Bank of America has copped-out on its pledge not to fund oil and gas projects in the Arctic, including those which could take place within the sacred calving ground of the Porcupine Caribou Herd in Alaska’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge. [Learn more]
New report details how wildlife use Chasàn Chùa (McIntyre Creek)
Chasàn Chùa, also known as McIntyre Creek, is a wildlife corridor in the midst of Whitehorse that connects wild spaces to the east and west of the City. There is pressure for more housing and road development in and around the creek, yet limited scientific data to inform decisions about the future of Chasàn Chùa. [Learn more]
CPAWS Yukon in the news
- Land use planning underway for Yukon's Beaver River watershed - Yahoo News Canada
- Land use planning underway for Yukon's Beaver River watershed - Yahoo News Canada
- CPAWS Yukon hosting second annual art pop-up shop celebrating northern wilderness - Yukon News
- CPAWS Yukon hosting second annual art pop-up shop celebrating northern wilderness - Yukon News
- Stave off creek development, CPAWS urges - Whitehorse Star
- CPAWS, Gwich’in hail cancellation of ANWR leases - Whitehorse Star
- Opinion: Unsteady ownership made Minto a disaster waiting to ... - Yukon News
- Whitehorse commits to protecting McIntyre Creek as parkland - Yahoo News Canada
- Whitehorse commits to protecting McIntyre Creek as parkland - CBC.ca
- Whitehorse commits to protecting McIntyre Creek as parkland - CBC.ca
- Whitehorse commits to protecting McIntyre Creek as parkland - CBC.ca
- Peel Watershed: Yukon Judge Sides With First Nations in Historic Ruling - ICT News
- Mining in Yukon peatlands could release 'massive' amounts of CO2, thwart gov't climate target: report - CBC.ca
- Yukon wetlands at tipping point from placer mining: critics - The Narwhal
- Commentary: Do endangered species endanger industries? - Yukon News