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Wolastoqey Tribal Council Inc.: Emergency Management Review and Needs Assessment – Phase 1
WTCI’s Emergency Management goal, is to enhance member communities’ abilities to respond to emergency events and crisis response which impacts the health and infrastructure of individual communities. This includes but not limited to natural hazards, severe weather events, threat risk and vulnerability assessments as well as community risk assessments, psychosocial responsiveness and first responder training. […]
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NL Government: Environmental Assessment Bulletin
Environment, Climate Change and Municipalities February 10, 2021 The Honourable Derek Bennett, Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Municipalities, has announced the following events relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act. PROJECT REGISTERED: Nain Wind Power Micro-Grid (Reg. 2118) Proponent: Nunatsiavut Government and Natural Forces Development Limited Partnership The […]
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Nunatsiavut Government: Moose Aerial Survey in Hopedale
As a follow-up from the moose session held in November 2020, a survey crew from Happy Valley-Goose Bay will be in the Hopedale area from February 11-28, 2021. All crew members are from Happy Valley Goose Bay with the exception of 1 observer from Hopedale. This crew has been approved to conduct this survey, and […]
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Beaver Dam Mine Project — Participant Funding Available
From: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada February 10, 2021 — Ottawa — Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Funding provided by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is now available to help the public and Indigenous groups participate in the federal environmental assessment for the proposed Beaver Dam Mine Project, an open pit gold […]
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Government of Canada Partnering with Lennox Island First Nation to Enhance Marine Safety in Prince Edward Island
From: Canadian Coast Guard January 29, 2021 Lennox Island, Prince Edward Island – Through the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada is working in partnership with Indigenous coastal communities to improve marine safety and responsible shipping to protect Canada’s marine environment. As part of this $1.5 billion plan, in 2017 the Canadian Coast Guard […]
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The Future Code “Future Of Oceans” Showcases Canada’s Ocean Supercluster
January 28, 2021 View the Future of Oceans episode here The landmark television series called The Future Code has premiered its “Future of Oceans” episode in the US, UK in December and today in Canada. With an expected audience of millions worldwide, this marks the first The Future Code episode filmed in Canada, telling the […]
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GNB: Progress report on provincial Climate Change Action Plan released
21 January 2021 FREDERICTON (GNB) – The provincial government today released its Climate Change Action Plan progress report. “I am pleased to release this report detailing all of the actions that have been taken since the release of the Climate Change Action Plan Transitioning to a Low Carbon Economy in 2016,” said Environment and Climate […]
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Labrador’s Arctic char vulnerable to climate change, says new study – CBC
Southernmost fish might not be able to adapt to warming world Jan 18, 2021 A new study paints a troubling portrait of potential climate change impacts on Arctic char in Labrador, amid calls for more research to better understand what the future holds for the species that occupies a place of immense value in Canada’s North. The study, […]
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APCFNC: Oceana Canada Urges Fisheries and Oceans Canada to Require Targets and Timelines for Fish Stocks Protection
On January 2nd, 2021, the Government of Canada proposed amendments to the Fishery Regulations in an effort to combat low fish stocks. In 2019 the federal government responded to Canada’s decades-long fishery crisis with amendments to the Fisheries Act that require rebuilding plans for depleted commercial fish stocks. The goal of fisheries management, as set […]
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MUN: ‘Vulnerable’ state: Study shows climate change affecting future health of Arctic fish
Researchers say they have evidence linking climate change to a decline in Arctic char, a cold-water fish found in many northern locations, including Labrador. Memorial and the Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI) played a major role in a paper published Jan. 11 in the prestigious journal Nature Climate Change. The scientists say rapid changes to the global ocean are having significant […]
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