When the federal and Quebec governments agreed a year ago to leave caribou protection to the province, Ottawa set two conditions: Quebec must designate 65 per cent of the territory where woodland caribou live as protected areas and First Nations must be included in the final agreement.
Two swampy wetland areas nestled in the heart of the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve have become ground zero in the battle against Premier Doug Ford's plan to develop a chunk of Ontario's Greenbelt lands.
Every year, about 1.3 million metric tonnes of Canada’s peatlands are dug up for sale to farmers and gardeners. With every hectare lost, planet-warming carbon dioxide is released into the air.
Forest fires and industry are devastating last remaining caribou habitat fftimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fftimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Natasha Bulowski Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On June 15, Ottawa announced Quebec will be granted ``limited additional time'' to devise a caribou protection plan due to a wildfire season that has burned over one million hectares of forest so far. Ontario signed a similar agreement last year with the feds. In March, David Piccini,