Media Releases

TORONTO, Jan. 18, 2017 — In response to the Ontario government proposal announced today to increase the water-bottling fee to $500 from $3.71 per million litres of groundwater taken, WWF-Canada released the following statement from Elizabeth Hendriks, vice-president of freshwater conservation:   “WWF-Canada applauds the province for its commitment...

IQALUIT, JAN. 15, 2017 – Canada’s vulnerable barren ground caribou population cannot bear new threats, WWF-Canada repeats, after the federal government reopened the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) decision to recommend against a new mine project largely because of its potential impact on the caribou.   In June, the...

Position Description With a presence in each of the Arctic coastal nations, and as an official observer at the Arctic Council, WWF has supported Arctic conservation over several decades.   Since 2010, WWF-Canada has maintained an office in Iqaluit to support its conservation efforts in Nunavut.  These efforts have...

Position Description The Specialist, Social Media and Digital Communications is responsible for planning and executing WWF-Canada’s social-media strategy, maintaining content on wwfcastg.wwf.ca, and supporting internal teams with their digital needs. A key member of the Digital Communications team, this role will provide leadership and guidance on social-media best practices...

VANCOUVER, Dec. 31, 2016 — Planned regulations to create Canada’s first marine National Wildlife Area (mNWA) for British Columbia’s Scott Islands, published today in the Canada Gazette, do not meet WWF-Canada’s standards for marine protection and are inadequate to protect the marine ecosystems and wildlife of the area, which...

IQALUIT, Dec. 22, 2016 — Greater than expected cost benefits can be achieved through renewable-energy deployment in select Arctic communities, with savings for Iqaluit of almost $30 million over a 20-year period, research commissioned by WWF-Canada has found. The study, performed by the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (a...

OTTAWA – The International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2017, is a good first step, but still includes significant regulatory gaps of concern to WWF-Canada. About the code Better known as the Polar Code, the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters...

HALIFAX, Dec. 20, 2016 — World Wildlife Fund Canada welcomes the federal government’s proposed regulations for the planned St. Anns Bank marine protected area (MPA) off the coast of Cape Breton. The protections proposed The area, about the size of Lake Manitoba at more than 4,300 sq. km, has...

Fredericton, Dec. 20, 2016 — In response to today’s NB Power decision to partially rebuild the Mactaquac Power Generating Station to extend its use to 2068, WWF-Canada issued the following statements.   Elizabeth Hendriks, WWF-Canada’s vice-president of freshwater conservation, says: “WWF-Canada is disappointed that NB Power has opted to...

TORONTO – In response to today’s Joint Arctic Leaders’ Statement by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Barack Obama, WWF-Canada president and CEO David Miller, and Paul Crowley, vice-president of Arctic Conservation, are available to comment and have issued the following:   David Miller, president and CEO of WWF-Canada,...

TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2016 – David Miller, former Toronto mayor and current president and CEO of WWF-Canada, has one New Year’s resolution for 2017: Get into shape before tackling Toronto’s tallest challenge as part of WWF-Canada’s Climb for Nature. “I’ve congratulated thousands of WWF climbers as they reached the top, and in 2017 I will climb with them...

TORONTO, Dec. 15, 2016 – From citizen-science whale research in British Columbia to mallard duck nesting habitat construction in Saskatchewan, Canadians are using Go Wild Community Grants, presented by TELUS, to benefit wildlife and their habitats.   The Go Wild program, now in its fourth-round of recipients, helps thousands...