Justice Veale has just announced his decision on the Peel Watershed Court Case and we’re thrilled to announce that we won with all our remedies sought!  You can find Justice Veale’s summary of the decision here and the full document here.  The plaintiffs will be issuing a press release shortly.

Media Release- December 2, 2014 A Victory for the Peel Watershed Earlier today Mr. Justice Ron Veale of the Supreme Court of Yukon announced his decision in The First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun et. al. v The Government of Yukon, the lawsuit concerning the Peel Watershed launched by the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun, [Learn more]

You may have been wondering, what’s happening with the Peel? Has the trial happened yet? Is there a decision yet? The trial for the Peel was held from July 7 – 10 this past summer inside the Yukon Supreme Court here in Whitehorse.  For videos, photos, podcasts, and daily blogs about each day of the [Learn more]

Things you should know about what’s happening to Yukon’s MADE in Yukon FOR Yukon Environmental and Social Review Process: • The proposed Changes to YESAA are in Bill S-6.• These changes were brought forward to the Senate this June by our Yukon Senator.• Rather than being passed through the House and then at the end [Learn more]

Whitehorse – What happens when our nation’s growth-based economy stops growing? What happens when non-renewable energy sources become too expensive to widely use? Why do we have an aversion to acting on the future? And what can we do in the Yukon?  Dr. Nate Hagens will travel to Whitehorse on October 16th to discuss these [Learn more]

Yukon First Nations and environmental groups go to court to protect the Peel River Watershed July 7-11 Whitehorse, YT – Thomas R. Berger, O.C., Q.C. will argue a landmark constitutional case against the Government of Yukon on behalf of two Yukon First Nations and two environmental organizations in Yukon Supreme Court in Whitehorse, July 7-11, [Learn more]

Edmontonian Don Curry III has come up with a creative new way to stand up for the protection of the Peel Watershed – literally.  The HVAC company owner will travel the Dempster Highway between Dawson City, Yukon and Inuvik, NWT, a distance of 774 km, standing up on his motorcycle the whole way. His journey [Learn more]

Whitehorse – Today CPAWS Yukon and the Yukon Conservation Society announced the conclusions reached in a legal opinion by Thomas R. Berger, O.C., Q.C. that states that Yukon Government would not be legally obligated to provide compensation for existing mining claims in the Peel watershed if the Peel Planning Commission’s Final Recommended Plan were to [Learn more]

As the July 7th date for the Peel Legal Case represented by Thomas Berger approaches, the public initiatives for the Peel are ramping up rather than slowing down. “Since the lawsuit was announced on January 27th we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of public support,” says Amber Church, Conservation Campaigner with CPAWS-Yukon, “The goal [Learn more]

CPAWS-Yukon says the Yukon government misled the public on its plans for the Peel River Watershed during the 2014-2015 Budget Address. In the Premier’s March 25 budget speech, the characterization of the level of protection for the Peel provided by government’s Peel Watershed Regional Land Use Plan was specious and inaccurate. The issue lies specifically [Learn more]