News Releases and Advisories
YESAA being Gutted by Ottawa
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 going [Learn more]
Nate Hagens Asks “What if the Future is Real?”
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
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]
Motorcyclist Rides 4000 km for Peel Including Dempster Highway Standing Up
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]
Berger Legal Opinion: No Obligation to Compensate for Peel Mining Claims
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]
Public action for Peel Case represented by Thomas Berger is ramping up
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 says government characterization of Peel protection misleading
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]
Yukon Family Provides Generous Donation to Peel Legal Case
A Yukon family has given the fund for the Peel Watershed legal case a huge boost. This case was filed against the Yukon Government by the First Nation of Na Cho Nyak Dun, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Yukon Chapter, and the Yukon Conservation Society on January 27th. Mike Martin and his [Learn more]
First Nations and environmental groups launch legal action to protect Yukon’s Peel River Watershed
Vancouver, BC – Today in Vancouver, Thomas R. Berger, O.C., Q.C. announced that a lawsuit is being filed against the Yukon Government on behalf of two Yukon First Nations and two Yukon environmental organizations. Berger and his clients, the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Yukon Chapter (CPAWS Yukon) [Learn more]
Yukon First Nations and Environmental Organizations to take action to protect Peel River Watershed
What: Thomas R. Berger, O.C., Q.C. will lead a press conference to announce details of action to be taken by two Yukon First Nations and two Yukon environmental organizations in response to the Yukon Government’s plan regarding development of the Peel River Watershed. Why: After seven years of research and consultation following a constitutionally mandated [Learn more]