Press Releases
First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun, CPAWS Yukon, and YFNED presenting Voices from the Wind River at the Yukon Arts Centre on November 14
The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun, Yukon Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS Yukon) and the Yukon First Nation Education Directorate (YFNED) are thrilled to present “Voices from the Wind River” on Thursday November 14th [Learn more]
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]
CPAWS Yukon in the news
- ‘Protect the Peel’ rallies held in solidarity across the Yukon and Northern NWT - 96.1 The Rush
- 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
- CPAWS Yukon ‘disappointed’ controversial writer to give keynote at Yukon Geoscience Forum - Yukon News
- Commentary: Do endangered species endanger industries? - Yukon News
- Land use planning underway for Yukon's Beaver River watershed - CBC.ca
- Peel Watershed: Yukon Judge Sides With First Nations in Historic Ruling - ICT News