Campaign highlights
June 16, 2009
CPAWS hosts Nahanni celebration at Chateau Laurier
(See photos from the announcement on flickr)
June 9, 2009
Environment Minister Jim Prentice and DehCho First Nations Grand Chief Gerald Antoine announce the final boundaries for the greatly expanded Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories.
( More... )Photo: Peter Marsellais of the Naha Dene Consensus Team, Environment Minister Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Chuch Strahl and former Grand Chief of the Dehcho First Nations Gerald Antoine unveil the map of the greatly expanded Nahanni National Park Reserve.
April 7, 2008
Environment Minister John Baird announced that lands comprising the headwaters of the Nahanni River in the Northwest Territories have been temporarily protected to enable the creation of a new national park, to be called Nááts'ihch'oh [pronounced naah-tseen-CHO].
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August 8, 2007
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that the federal government will protect nearly 29,000 km2 of land in the South Nahanni watershed for the purposes of park expansion.
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June 8, 2007
Canadians voted Nahanni National Park Reserve one of the top "Seven Wonders of Canada" in a CBC contest.
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June 27, 2006
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean visits Virginia Falls in Nahanni National Park Reserve.(More...)
November 24, 2005
CPAWS makes a presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Environment on protecting Nahanni Forever.(Read the presentation)
November 2005 – January 2006
In November 2005 – January 2006 CPAWS organized Nahanni Forever , a national tour to raise awareness and showcase the conservation opportunity to protect the Nahanni wilderness -and to mobilize Canadians to speak out in support of protecting the entire South Nahanni watershed and stop the proposed Prairie Creek mine.
CPAWS went to 20 cities across the country and at every stop along the way were inspired by Canadians' enthusiasm and passion for protecting this iconic national park and World Heritage Site.
