News Releases

• Canada’s Boreal region’s rich resources include an impressive pool of Olympians
  February 25, 2010
• The Canadian Boreal Initiative Applauds Announcement of Mealy Mountains National Park and the provincial Eagle River waterway park
  February 5, 2010
• New report: Traditional Aboriginal knowledge key to Boreal Forest conservation
  February 1st, 2010
• The Canadian Boreal Initiative congratulates Chief Ghislain Picard on his re-election
  January 27, 2010
• New Maps Highlight Manitoba Boreal Forest's Role in World's Richest Carbon Store
  December 15, 2009
• Manitoba government introduces Boreal peatlands stewardship strategy
  December 9, 2009
• Canadian Boreal Awards honour the Government of Manitoba, Dehcho First Nations, and Rona Hardware for protecting Canada's Boreal Forest
  December 1, 2009
• The Boreal forest: Quebec's best asset in Copenhagen
  November 23, 3009
• Boreal Forests Store More Carbon than Tropical Forests
  November 12, 2009
• Plan Nord Consultation Table: Canadian Boreal Initiative Support, with Reservations
  November 5, 2009
• Suzann Méthot joins the Canadian Boreal Initiative as regional director, Quebec
  October 29, 2009
• Premier Doer Establishes Boreal Forest Conservation Legacy Before U.S. Posting
  October 13, 2009
• Five hundred scientists from Quebec and around the world call for a sustainable boreal plan
  September 10, 2009
• Shawn Atleo’s future tasks will include land-use planning and mining reform
  July 27, 2009
• Nahanni, World's First World Heritage Site Gets Six-fold Expansion
  June 9, 2009
• Ontario introduces planning law for Ontario’s northern Boreal region
  June 2, 2009
• Ontario takes historic step with reformed mining legislation
  April 30, 2009
• CBI statement: Quebec
  April 30, 2009

• Canadian Boreal Initiative Applauds Protection Around NWT’s Great Bear Lake
  April 14, 2009

• Environment Canada’s Woodland Caribou Recovery Strategy Now Requires Aboriginal Consultation
  April 9, 2009
• Quebec Protects More Than 4 million Acres of Natural Areas
  March 29, 2009
• Obama visit - carbon, climate and Canada's greatest potential contribution: Boreal forest protection
  February 18, 2009
• Comment: Audubon report on birds shifting north due to global warming
  February 13, 2009
• Tar Sands Oil Development Could Claim More Than 160 Million Boreal Birds
  December 2, 2008
• Manitoba steps up on Aboriginal land management in the Boreal region
  December 1, 2008
• Conservation of half of Northern Québec would make Québec a world environmental leader
  November 21, 2008
• The Canadian Boreal Initiative congratulations Rona for its comprehensive and sustainable wood purchasing policy

November 21, 2008

• New Advisory Panel of Top Canadian and International Scientists Join Pew Environment Group to protect Canada’s Boreal Forest
  November 20, 2008
• Banks and Fossil Fuels Report Highlights Important Choices

Nov. 11 2008

• Ottawa, November 5, 2008: Canadian Boreal Awards honour Minister John Baird, Premier Dalton McGuinty, and Aboriginal leaders for protecting Canada’s Boreal Forest

November 5, 2008

• Nature is gaining ground
  October 7, 2008
• Québec should look to Ontario for inspiration
  September 17, 2008
• New conservation tool proposed in Alberta's oil sands
  June 10, 2008
• Canadians strongly favour Boreal protection initiatives
  June 2, 2008
• Maps offer first time, nationwide overview of impacts of outdated mining law
  May 14, 2008
• Conservationists Congratulate Governments and First Nations on Canada's Newest National Park
  April 7, 2008
• Calvert Commits to Boreal Protection
  March 17, 2008

Boreal Forest in the News

• Ontario First Nations demand firm right to say 'no' to mining developments - Kerry Gillespie - The Toronto Star
  July 16, 2008
• Provincial plan to preserve boreal forest sparks concern - Brandon Walker - The Daily Press
  July 15, 2008
• Ont. to protect huge swath of Boreal forest - Jordana Huber - Canwest News Service
  July 14, 2008
• Ontario to spare boreal forests - Karen Howlett - The Globe and Mail
  July 14, 2008
• Ontario sets plan to protect northern boreal forest - Reuters
  July 14, 2008