CPAWS Yukon News Releases

This section includes news releases, announcements, letters to the editor and other correspondence issued by or related to CPAWS Yukon and the CPAWS National office. Many press releases also include background information, maps and photographs.

February 20, 2008: Announcement – Exciting new team at CPAWS-Yukon
January 30, 2008: Essay – Privileging prospecting, staking and mining is a breach of trust!
by Bob Jickling
January 25, 2008: Yukon Government Decision Puts Future of the Wind River Wilderness at Risk
December 3, 2007: CPAWS to raise issue of wilderness protection at Bali UN Climate Change meetings
(CPAWS National)
June 5, 2007: CPAWS Wins Silver at Canadian Environment Awards
May 30, 2007: CPAWS-Yukon Welcomes New Executive Director Mike Dehn
May 24, 2007: Three Rivers National Tour Ends in Whitehorse After Six Successful Shows in the West
May 15, 2007: Yukon’s Three Rivers Project a Finalist for Canadian Environment Award
April 27, 2007: Three Rivers National Tour Completes Successful Swing Through Eastern Canada
March 22, 2007: CPAWS-Yukon's Three Rivers Project Featured in National Tour
March 1, 2007: CPAWS-Yukon congratulates northern community elders on their vision of protection for the Yukon's Peel River Watershed, home to the Three Rivers; Community People Call For High Level of Protection for the Peel Watershed
(Peel River Watershed Working Group)
February 2, 2007: The world will need our help when it gets hot
by Nikita Lopoukhine, Chairman of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
October 19, 2006: CPAWS welcomes federal environment minister's commitment to protect more wilderness
(CPAWS National)
October 17, 2006: Will Ottawa protect our Made in Canada wilderness?
Recommendations for a Federal Nature Conservation Action Plan
(CPAWS National)
September 12, 2006: CPAWS welcomes new National Executive Director
La SNAP accueille chaleureusement sa nouvelle directrice exécutive nationale
(CPAWS National)
August 17, 2006: Conservation High Priority for Yukon Voters
Voters looking for action on protected areas and other issues
May 30, 2006: BC Resident Wins A Coveted Wind River Trip Sponsored by the Three Rivers tour
May 4, 2006: Sierra Club forest management database flunks Yukon for protected areas
(Sierra Club of Canada)
May 3, 2006: Green Budget Coalition Disappointed By 2006 Federal Budget
(Sierra Club of Canada)
March 30, 2006: CPAWS-Yukon Releases Summary of Two Research Studies on the Economic Impact of National Parks in the Yukon and Northern B.C.
March 16, 2006: Three Rivers Shortlisted for a BC Book Prize
February 22, 2006: CPAWS Yukon Releases the Snake River Suite
Stunning fine art prints by nationally known realist painter Ron Bolt feature one of the celebrated Three Rivers in the northern Yukon
February 19, 2006: Three Rivers Art Exhibition Opening in Kelowna Draws Big Crowd
Highlighting a Successful Three Rivers Tour in Interior BC
January 9, 2006: National tour to protect Nahanni wilderness stops in Whitehorse

See also CPAWS Yukon archived news releases.