Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Final stage of Randle Reef remediation project commences
Randle Reef in Hamilton Harbour on Lake Ontario was once the largest contaminated sediment site on the Canadian side of the Great Lakes. The site…
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Remediation and Reclamation: Going green at Gunnar Mine and Mill
Remediation efforts at the former Gunnar Mine and Mill Site has reached a new milestone —with the first stage of revegetation coming to fruition. Located…
B.C.’s Indigenous zero waste advisors embark on resource recovery partnership
The Indigenous Zero Waste Technical Advisory Group (IZWTAG), an Indigenous organization assisting First Nations in British Columbia with implementing zero waste programs, announced today that…
Recommendations for an Indigenous-led clean energy future in Canada
Indigenous communities actively involved in or exploring the clean energy sector are encountering a rapidly evolving landscape. The recently released federal budget is poised to…
Two calls for Indigenous-led zero-emission vehicles projects
The Government of Canada is working with Indigenous communities on reducing pollution from the transportation sector, which is critical to Canada achieving its climate targets.…
Couchiching First Nation awards major environmental remediation project to Sanexen
Sanexen Environmental Services Inc., a subsidiary of Logistec Corporation, has been awarded a large-scale environmental remediation project located on the Couchiching First Nation land, near…
Indigenous Council to play key role in advancing clean energy projects
As Canada continues to experience the impacts of climate change, particularly profound in the North and Arctic, many Indigenous communities are leading the way in…
Report recommends transformational climate action investments
For Canada to compete in the global clean economy, the federal government must adopt an ambitious investment plan to match the scale of the climate…
Octaviana Trujillo, Indigenous leader and scholar, to chair CEC’s JPAC
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has announced that Octaviana V. Trujillo (Yaqui), Ph.D., founding Chair and Professor Emerita in the Department of Applied Indigenous…
North American leaders summit moves the needle on resilience and innovation
Yesterday Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and United States President Joe Biden for the tenth North American…
Trucking Right Along: Unique remediation solutions for a remote First Nations community
Pikangikum First Nation is an Ojibway First Nation community located on the shores of Pikangikum Lake in the Kenora District of Northwestern Ontario. The community…
Ontario government finalizes electrification and energy transition panel
The Ontario government is planning for the long-term reliability and affordability of the province’s clean energy supply by appointing the remaining members of the Electrification…
Supporting Energy Sovereignty: Advancing Indigenous-led renewable energy at COP27
National non-profit Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) highlighted Indigenous and community-led renewable energy projects as the future of climate action during COP27, the 2022 United Nations…
First Nation-led clean-energy project in B.C. to power the Yukon
A First Nation-led clean-power generation project for British Columbia’s Northwest will provide a significant economic boost from added employment, as well as revenue from clean…
Billion-dollar Indigenous energy partnership launched in Alberta
An energy partnership between Enbridge and 23 communities, called Athabasca Indigenous Investments, is the largest of its kind in North America. The major investment of…
Hydro One partners with First Nations on large transmission line projects
In partnership with First Nation leaders from across Ontario, Hydro One is embarking on an industry-leading equity partnership model with First Nations on new capital…
Environment ministers meet in Yukon and take action on circular plastics economy
The federal, provincial and territorial ministers of the environment met in person for the first time in three years for the annual meeting of the…
Bright ideas forge a new path toward renewable energy in Inuvik
A new solar project in Inuvik is helping to advance Canada’s transition to a low-carbon future while increasing the amount of electricity generated from renewables, reducing pollution and creating…
CCA forms expert panel on the future of the Arctic
The Arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of the world and scientists are finding out why. Canadian researchers continue to advance knowledge…
$200M to support B.C. disaster recovery and climate resilience
Following the fourth meeting of the Committee of British Columbia and Federal Ministers on Disaster Response and Climate Resilience, Bill Blair, president of the Queen’s…
Canada’s Nature Advisory Committee members revealed
To kick off Canadian Environment Week, Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced the newly formed Nature…
Northern Premiers issue pan-northern leaders’ statement on climate change
Yukon Premier Sandy Silver along with Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok, Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane and Indigenous leaders from across the North recently issued the…
$300M for clean energy projects in Indigenous, rural and remote communities
Yesterday, at the First Nations Major Project Coalition’s Annual industry engagement event, Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson announced a $300 million investment toward capacity-building…
Investments for unique Ontario research facility to support healthy ecosystems
The Ontario government is investing $9.5 million to support vital research in the Experimental Lakes Area—the only freshwater research facility of its kind in the…