Peel Watershed supporters braved pouring rain in Water Ceremony for the PeelAugust 21, 2015, Whitehorse, Yukon – In pouring rain 200 supporters arrived at the steps to the Yukon Law Court, yesterday, where the Peel Watershed Case is underway, to participate in a one hour long Water Celebration for the Peel.Elders from the First nation [Learn more]

Media AdvisoryAug 20, 2015 Water Ceremony for the Peel and a BBQ taking place today in support of #ProtectPeelPeel Watershed Case proceedings underway in the Yukon Supreme Court of Appeal What: Elders from Mayo, Dawson, Mackenzie Delta and Old Crow communities, joined by supporters of the Peel River Watershed, will gather on the steps of [Learn more]

Media AdvisoryAug 19, 2015 The fight to protect the Peel River Watershed returns to the Yukon Supreme Court of Appeal this week What: The Peel River Watershed case returns to court on Thursday, with Thomas R. Berger, O.C., Q.C., and the legal team for the respondents, defending against an appeal by the Yukon Government that the Yukon [Learn more]

July 27, 2015WHITEHORSE, YUKON ¬- On Friday, Peel First Nation youth completed a 500-kilometre paddling journey that began on the Wind River and finished in Fort McPherson. CPAWS Yukon is thrilled to have offered this experience to five youth: Prairie Dawn Edwards, Ehdiitat Gwichin (Aklavik), Robert Neyando, Gwichya Gwichin (Tsiigehtchic), Bobbi Rose Koe, Tetlit Gwichin [Learn more]

Media ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2015 Yukon has progress to make on wilderness protection: CPAWS report Whitehorse – In its latest annual report released in advance of Canada Parks Day, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is calling Canada out for falling behind most other countries in protecting its land and fresh water.  [Learn more]

July 6, 2015 WHITEHORSE, YUKON ¬- CPAWS Yukon is excited to announce the launch of its Youth Leadership canoe trip on the Wind River. The 400-kilometre journey will take five First Nation youth from Peel communities through some of the most pristine, remote wilderness in the world, learning to navigate whitewater, live in the wilds, [Learn more]

April 28, 2015 Maude Barlow Travels to the Yukon to Share a Vision of a Blue Future Whitehorse – Former UN Senior Advisor on Water, Maude Barlow, will travel to Whitehorse on Monday, May 4th to discuss important water issues with Yukoners.  The activist, author, and policy critic will address fifty Yukoners in a morning [Learn more]

Whitehorse – CPAWS Yukon is appalled by the leaked response of Yukon Government to the January 19, 2015 Final Report of the Select Committee on the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing. The committee’s final report makes a convincing case that fracking cannot be done safely and that the Yukon public is strongly opposed to [Learn more]

Media ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 26, 2015 Wild and Scenic Film Festival Comes to Whitehorse Whitehorse – One of the largest environmental- and outdoor-pursuit-themed film festivals in North America will be making its Yukon debut on March 5th at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre.  CPAWS Yukon has secured the rights to bring the Wild and Scenic [Learn more]

January 19th, 2015 CPAWS Calls for Fracking Moratorium Based on Select Committee Report Whitehorse – CPAWS Yukon congratulates the Select Committee on the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing on their report and extensive recommendations, but is disappointed in the committee’s inability to explicitly call for a moratorium on fracking.  The committee’s final report makes [Learn more]