Today, on World Water Day, the Supreme Court of Canada heard from First Nations and conservation groups fighting to ensure the protection of one of the largest intact ecosystems in North America, the Peel Watershed in northeastern Yukon. The landmark case is the culmination of a contentious land dispute in which the previous Government of [Learn more]

CPAWS Yukon is requesting that the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board recommend against the proposal for the 65-km all-season access road north of Mayo to the Tiger gold deposit on the Rau property. The road is being proposed by the company ATAC Resources to facilitate further exploration work as part of its Racla Gold [Learn more]

Press Release from CPAWS National  OTTAWA – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) launched an important challenge to Canadian decision-makers on the eve of a ministers’ meeting to discuss conservation, wildlife and biodiversity. “Be ambitious, science-based and forward-thinking. You have an incredible opportunity to leave a legacy for future generations,” said Éric Hébert-Daly, CPAWS [Learn more]

Q: Does the Peel Watershed case still need to go to the Supreme Court of Canada? Yes, it is essential the Supreme Court of Canada hear the Peel Watershed case because the outcome will have far-reaching impacts on land use planning in the Yukon and even across Canada where modern-day treaties have been negotiated. The [Learn more]

–November 10th, 2016 CPAWS Yukon congratulates Sandy Silver and the Yukon Liberal Party on being elected to form Yukon’s new government. We are encouraged by statements made by the incoming government during the election regarding the protection of the Peel Watershed. In their platform, the Liberal Party pledged to “[accept] the final report of the [Learn more]

WHITEHORSE, YT – October 31, 2016 On October 19, 2016, the appellants in the Peel Watershed case (the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun, the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, CPAWS Yukon and the Yukon Conservation Society) filed their factum (written argument) in the Supreme Court of Canada. Thomas Berger Q.C., legal counsel [Learn more]

WHITEHORSE, YT – October 12, 2016 With an election slated for November 7th, CPAWS Yukon and the Yukon Conservation Society are making sure that Yukon voters know where the political parties stand on the environment when they cast their votes. The Executive Directors of both organizations held a joint press conference on the waterfront of [Learn more]

As Canada’s thirteen territorial and provincial Premiers meet in Whitehorse this week to collaborate on issues of national importance, CPAWS Yukon is calling on our nation’s leaders to implement strong action on climate change, including emissions reductions and protection of Canada’s wilderness. At their last meetings in Vancouver in March, governments agreed to create a [Learn more]

OTTAWA – In its latest annual report released in advance of Canada Parks Day, the national office of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is calling on Parks Canada to re‐focus on its legal obligation to protect nature as the first priority for managing our national parks, and to immediately stop development in Banff [Learn more]

Over 130 Peel supporters came together in Whitehorse last week to hear the latest on the Peel Watershed legal case. The event followed the Supreme Court of Canada’s announcement that the application for leave to appeal filed by CPAWS Yukon and its partners had been granted and that the case will be heard in Ottawa [Learn more]