Tag: Conservation

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Embedding sustainability into cultural DNA in the workplace

It’s a challenge to drive change, especially in the workplace, where everything is governed by structures and processes that may have been in place since long before you and your colleagues arrived on the... Read More
It’s a challenge to drive change, especially in the workplace, where everything is governed by structures and processes that...
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One harbour, many values

One of my early memories is fishing off the docks in Prince Rupert with my father. I recall crouching among the gillnetters and the sailboats, peering into the darkness and wondering at the flickers... Read More
One of my early memories is fishing off the docks in Prince Rupert with my father. I recall crouching...
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Ann Southam remembered

As Chair of WWF’s “planned giving program,” I see a lot of names of people who have decided to remember the cause of nature conservation through the largest financial gift they will ever give... Read More
As Chair of WWF’s “planned giving program,” I see a lot of names of people who have decided to...
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Over 400 teams tackle the CN Tower for WWF

The energy level was as high as the tower itself yesterday, as over 400 teams of climbers started their way up the stairs. I was lucky enough to be at the start line (although... Read More
The energy level was as high as the tower itself yesterday, as over 400 teams of climbers started their...
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Welcome to our new Inuvik staffer

There was much foot stomping and whistling at the Inuvik International Polar Year Film Festival – almost all of it coming from the Inuvialuit in the audience. Held in the Midnight Sun Community Centre... Read More
There was much foot stomping and whistling at the Inuvik International Polar Year Film Festival – almost all of...
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Where to find scientists in school

I sat down to tease open an owl pellet. That’s the dried furry mass of tiny bones that’s regurgitated after an owl’s meal. Within moments, a gang of eager kids saddled up... Read More
I sat down to tease open an owl pellet. That’s the dried furry mass of tiny bones that’s...
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Hydro One launches new green team

Caring about the environment isn’t a new thing for Hydro One. In fact, since 2008 Hydro One’s corporate Greener Choices team has been leading sustainability initiatives with members representing every line of business. They’ve... Read More
Caring about the environment isn’t a new thing for Hydro One. In fact, since 2008 Hydro One’s corporate Greener...
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Do you have what it takes to be Canada's Next Green Journalist?

Environmental Defence is on a quest to find Canada’s top environmental journalists in film, photography and writing, and we’re looking to those aged 12-18 to prove that they’ve got what it takes to be... Read More
Environmental Defence is on a quest to find Canada’s top environmental journalists in film, photography and writing, and we’re...
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Driving on the Beaufort Sea

Last Saturday, we drove on the Beaufort Sea. It was quite amazing. One doesn’t often think about driving on a frozen sea, looking over vast expanses of ice on one side and low headlands... Read More
Last Saturday, we drove on the Beaufort Sea. It was quite amazing. One doesn’t often think about driving on...
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Swans in snow signal Spring!

A squadron of six Tundra Swans drifted low and slow over the car, nearly sending me off the causeway into the marsh. It would have been a cold, wet and undignified end, but... Read More
A squadron of six Tundra Swans drifted low and slow over the car, nearly sending me off the causeway...
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