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Manitoba Wildlands - A new report, Grizzly Bears in Wapusk National Park, Northeastern Manitoba, documents grizzly bears migrating into polar bear territory. Researchers found that seven grizzlies have been spotted in Wapusk National Park south of Churchill, Manitoba, between 2003 and 2008. Since then, sightings have multiplied.

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Manitoba Wildlands - The Manitoba government held an open house February 16th and 17th for a Tim Horton Children's Foundation youth camp location on Whiteshell's Sylvia Lake, opposite Pinawa, Manitoba. This is the second possible location for the $10-million camp. In October 2009, a proposal to build the facility at Meditation Lake was scrapped after concerns that the lake could not support the intensive development the camp would require.

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Manitoba Wildlands - The British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled the Okanagan Nation Alliance, representing seven First Nations, cannot interfere in Tolko Industries timber harvesting operations on the west side of Lake Okanagan. However, the court also ruled that Tolko logging will have restrictions and the company must first conduct archaeological studies on traditional lands.

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AFP — Canada should consider reining in development of its booming oil sands, the world's second largest reserve behind Saudi Arabia, Alberta's new energy minister said in an interview published Friday.
"I believe we have an opportunity to sit down as a cabinet and have that discussion and say, 'As this thing starts to crank up again, are we going to change our policy of come one, come all into the development of the oil sands?" Alberta Energy Minister Ron Liepert told the daily Globe and Mail. "That's the discussion we need to have," he said, offering no details.

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Edmonton Journal - Former Mikisew Cree Chief George Poitras stands with the Petro-Canada refinery in Strathcona County behind him. He has recently stepped down from his position as the Fort Chipewyan band's government and industry relations consultation co-ordinator, but continues to fight for his people independently as an anti-oilsands activist. George Poitras looked out the window of his Fort McMurray office and saw opportunity. Outside the restaurant across the street was Premier Ed Stelmach's face beaming at him from the side of a bus.

It was Feb. 15, 2008, and the leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives was campaigning for re-election in the oilsands city. Earlier that morning Stelmach had dismissed a report describing the oilsands as "the most destructive development on earth," calling it the rantings of silk-suited Park Avenue environmentalists. Read The Full Article Here

"I believe we have an opportunity to sit down as a cabinet and have that discussion and say, 'As this thing starts to crank up again, are we going to change our policy of come one, come all into the development of the oil sands?" Alberta Energy Minister Ron Liepert told the daily Globe and Mail.

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Make Forests Count - The U.N. Convention on Climate Change offers the opportunity for Canada and governments around the world to include requirements TO MAKE FORESTS COUNT.
The benefit - By taking this opportunity to increase incentives for protecting Earth’s remaining wilderness ecosystems, humans will help to reduce the speed of climate change. We’ll also improve prospects for the estimated 30% of wild species estimated to go extinct if human-induced global warming is not curbed.   Closing loopholes in the climate agreement will mean that countries will have to account for emissions from these activities and won’t be able to abuse the system to get credit they don’t deserve.

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