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#BlackOutSpeakOut Ottawa Teach-in May 30th
Dear Friends,It has been a busy few weeks here in Ottawa and across the country. People everywhere are talking about devastating changes to environmental law and regulation (Canadian Environmental...
View ArticleUPDATE: #BlackOutSpeakOut Events
Media Release, May 29, 2012 #BlackOutSpeakOut UpdateWe are just a week away from #BlackOutSpeakOut day (June 4th). I can tell you the campaign momentum is building! The list of participating...
View ArticleSierra Club Canada - Submission to the Senate Committee on Energy (Re: C-38)
May 31, 2012 Submission to the Senate Committee on EnergyRe: Bill C-38John Bennett, Executive DirectorSierra Club CanadaThursday, May 31 201 read more
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Chevron in Ecuador: Oil giant should pay-up and clean-up
Media Release, May 31, 2012 OTTAWA - Canadian courts should order Chevron to hand over its Canadian assets to compensate Ecuadorian villagers for the toxic legacy they are forced to live with as a...
View ArticleBrief video for US about Tar Sands
Check out the latest Sierra Club (US) new animated short: Tar Sands Pipelines: the Dirtiest Oil on EarthNice work by the Beyond Oil team in collaboration with Sierra Club Productions' own Javier,...
View ArticleBurying the Past, Exhuming It, Repeating
By Jeff AllenCanada's history (and present state) as a place of mines and sawmills and boom-bust cycles has left a lot of pock marks across the landscape. Sometimes someone deals with them, sometimes...
View ArticleBill C-38's first victim: Groups forced to drop court action against...
MEDIA RELEASE, August 16, 2012 OTTAWA – As a direct result of Bill C-38, Sierra Club Canada and the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) are withdrawing their applications for judicial review...
View ArticleAction Alert; Citizens concerned about the Norval Quarry must reconfirm their...
Did you get a letter from Brampton Brick recently?If you submitted an objection to the Norval Quarry in December 2010, you've most likely received a Notice of Objector Response via registered mail from...
View ArticleCome See the Forest AND the Trees at the Planet in Focus festival
We are very excited to be involved in the 13th Annual Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival, October 10–14, 2012! Sierra Club Ontario is cosponsoring the screening of Rainforest: The Limit of...
View ArticleEC: Almost 1 in 10 hunters/anglers inspected are breaking law
Media release from Environment CanadaStopping the Illegal Export of Canadian Wildliferead more
View ArticleFederal government laying waste to the Canadian landscape
Canadian public should be alarmed by wholesale deregulation of environmental protection in Canada MEDIA RELEASEOctober 18, 2012OTTAWA - The government of Canada continued its assault on environmental...
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Annual Report 2011
Sierra Club Canada's (SCC) 2011 Annual Report summarizes the year's findings for the National Office, Atlantic Chapter, Québec Chapter, Ontario Chapter, Prairie Chapter, British Columbia Chapter, and...
View ArticleAncienne Loi sur les pêches: les évaluations étaient efficaces
Author: Charles Côté Source: La Presse Date published: Fri, 2013-04-05Montré du droit par le gouvernement Harper l'an dernier au moment des réformes des lois environnementales, le processus...
View ArticleWalk the Line (Line 9 that is) - June 16 - Toronto
Reclaiming the Corridor for People not Tar SandsYou and your family are invited to join us for a walk along the Hydro Corridor north of Finch Ave. (from Talbot Rd., west to Bathurst Ave.).We will be...
View ArticleSTOP THE RADIOACTIVE ROADTRIP
One day soon, people in Ontario may spot an armed convoy passing through their town. Heavily armed guards will be protecting trucks carrying thousands of litres of radioactive waste containing highly...
View ArticleNew research questions need for streamlining enviro assessments
Author: Bob Weber Source: Canadian Press Date published: Fri, 2013-04-05Research is questioning the logic behind the federal government's move to streamline environmental assessments.After tracking...
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Earth Day Action Alert: Protect Communities Downstream of the Tar Sands
CLICK HERETO SIGN OUR PETITIONEARTH DAY ACTION ALERTDear Friend,On this Earth Day I am urging you to take a moment and help us fight for the protection of people living downstream of the Tar Sands. The...
View ArticleRail safety in B.C. questioned following Quebec tragedy
Freight trains commonly carry dangerous goods across B.C., but details on types and quantities not common knowledge Author: Dan Burritt and Chris Brown Source: CBC News Date published: Tue,...
View ArticleTransCanada Plans Pipeline to East Coast
Author: Ian Austen Source: The New York Times - Business News Date published: Thu, 2013-08-01OTTAWA — Faced with uncertainty over its proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would link Canada’s oil...
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