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December 16, 2025–Shane Moffatt
Conservation News•Campaigns and advocacy•Indigenous Relations
Attawapiskat River at the Here We Stand camp © Eleven North Visuals
Across Ontario, people are deeply concerned about the province’s decision to pass Bill 5 – a legislation that threatens Indigenous rights, environmental protections, municipal planning processes and fair labour standards. Now, Indigenous grassroots leaders, represented by environmental law non-profit Legal Advocates for Nature’s Defence (LAND) with support from Ontario Nature, are taking action to participate ...
December 12, 2025–Jenna Kip
Conservation News•Campaigns and advocacy•Environmental Education•Reduce Your Footprint
Proposed future Highway 413 route © transportfan70 CC BY 2.0
The Office of the Auditor General of Ontario has once again sounded the alarm for Ontario’s environment in its 2025 Annual Report. Specifically, the audit of the Operation of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (EBR) amplifies and reinforces last year’s warnings: Ontarians’ rights and opportunities to participate in environmental decision-making are being eroded. Since ...
Community involvement defines Ontario Nature’s character and approach. With our member groups and individual members, we are the voice for nature in Ontario. Together, we are building a natural legacy for future generations. Ontario Nature proudly honoured nine outstanding recipients at its 2025 Conservation Awards ceremony held on December 10, 2025 at Miller Lash House. ...
December 4, 2025–Tarun Titus
Campaigns and advocacy•Indigenous Relations•Reduce Your Footprint
Mining tailings, Ontario © Jay Morrison CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Since its introduction in 2018, Ontario’s free-entry mining system has received significant provincial support despite criticisms raised by Indigenous communities and conservation watchdogs. With loose consultation protocols, broad ministerial powers, and sweeping legislative changes, the current provincial government is placing a significant emphasis on mining. Cited as essential to Ontario’s ‘green transition’, Ontario’s mining system ...
November 27, 2025–Anne Bell
Climate Change•Environmental Education•Habitat•Reduce Your Footprint
Wildfire smoke, Eastern Ontario, 2023 © robin ottawa CC BY-SA 2.0
Two weeks prior to the commencement of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30), which just wrapped up in Brazil, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates published a shocking memo denouncing the “doomsday view of climate change.” With unwavering faith in innovation and technology, he asserts that the current focus on greenhouse gas emissions reductions ...
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority