2006
(News releases and Statements issued this year)

News releases and Statements - Archive
(12 months old +)

December

• DNA Analysis Proves Rugs Made from Threatened Monkeys
  [2006-12-08]
  
  
• Canada's New Government improves protection against hazardous chemicals [2006-12-08]

November

• Canada’s New Government proud of genuine progress in Nairobi
  [2006-11-17]
  
  
• Summary of Minister Ambrose's Activities at the 12th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - November 14-17, 2006 [2006-11-16]
  
  
• Investigation Results in a Guilty Plea and $100,000 Penalty
  [2006-11-14]
  
  
• Toronto Company Convicted Under Federal Endangered Species Legislation for Unlawfully Importing Caviar [2006-11-14]
  
  
• Canada's New Government Acting Now to Clean Up the Air we Breathe [2006-11-14]
  
  
• New appointments to the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy [2006-11-10]
  
  
• Canada to Host the 20th Anniversary of the Montreal Protocol
  [2006-11-05]
  
  

October

• Canada's Clean Air Act Delivered to Canadians [2006-10-19]
  
  
• Cyber Trader Convicted for Selling Endangered Species [2006-10-18]
  
  

September

• Canada Announces Funding for the Upper Great Lakes Study
  [2006-09-08]

August

• Wing Quon Enterprises Ltd. Charged with Importation, Possession and Sale of Endangered and Threatened Species [2006-08-29]
  
  
• Environment Canada Lays Charges Against Metalex Products and Davis Trading [2006-08-28]
  
  
• Thousands of Hoodia Diet Pill Shipments Stopped at the Border by Federal Wildlife Enforcement Officers [2006-08-28]
  
  
• Forty-two Species Added for Protection Under the Species at Risk Act [2006-08-24]
  
  
• Federal Environment Minister Supports British Columbia Efforts to Protect the Endangered Northern Spotted Owl [2006-08-16]
  
  
• Canadian Horizontal Drilling Ltd. Charged with Failure to Comply with 2004 Court Order, in Violation of the Fisheries Act [2006-08-11]
  
  

July

• Environment Canada Welcomes 511 Weather and Travel Information Service [2006-07-31]
  
  
• Government of Canada Invests $2.8 Million in Community Environmental Projects [2006-07-10]
  
  
• Government of Canada Announces One Million Dollars for Conservation Efforts [2006-07-08]
  
  
• Minister Ambrose to Address Nature Canada Event [2006-07-07]
  
  

June

• Sentencing in Landmark Environmental Law Case [2006-06-23]
  
  
• Environment Minister Proposes to Add 42 Species, Including the Fin Whale and Ancient Murrelet, to the Species At Risk Act [2006-06-12]
  
  
• Environment Minister Announces Initiative to Reduce Mercury Pollution and Charts the Path for Clean Air [2006-06-11]
  
  
• Generous Donation to Canadians - Milestone - Ecogift Protects Rare Alvar Habitat Forever [2006-06-08]
  
  
• Canadian Hurricane Centre Poised for Another Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season [2006-06-05]
  
  
• Federal Environment Minister Calls on All Canadians to Celebrate Canadian Environment Week [2006-06-05]
  
  

May

• Miramar Mining, Four Related Companies Charged with Offences Related to Fuel Spill [2006-05-30]
  
  
• 2005 Patterson Distinguished Service Medal to Dr. Michel Béland [2006-05-30]
  
  
• Canada Launches 2006 Wild Bird Survey for Avian Influenza
  [2006-05-18]
  
  
• Info-Smog Now Serving 7.2 Million Quebeckers all Year Round
  [2006-05-17]
  
  
• Environment Minister Rona Ambrose delivers the opening address of the session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [2006-05-16]
  
  
• Spruce Falls Inc., A Division of Tembec Inc., Pleaded Guilty to Charges Under the Fisheries Act [2006-05-16]
  
  
• Ambrose Wants Realistic, Results-Oriented Approach to Climate Change [2006-05-11]
  
  

April

• Environment Canada Announces Actions to Reduce Pollution from Base Metals Smelters [2006-04-28]
  
  
• Minister Ambrose Applauds Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney’s Recognition as the Greenest PM in Canadian History [2006-04-20]
  
  
• Munro Electronics Charged with Allegedly Selling Ozone-Depleting Substances [2006-04-18]
  
  
• Weather Forecast Office for Newfoundland and Labrador Reinstated [2006-04-12]
  
  

March

• Snow Goose Spring Conservation Harvest: Continuation of the Integrated Management Plan [2006-03-30]
  
  
• International Rules on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter to be Strengthened [2006-03-24]
  
  
• Environment Canada Marks World Meteorological Day
  [2006-03-23]
  
  
• Three Men Convicted for Illegal Hunting and Selling of Migratory Birds [2006-03-16]
  
  
• Registration for Fall Snow Goose Hunt at Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Reserve [2006-03-13]
  
  
• Quebec-Based Poaching Ring Dismantled in Alberta [2006-03-02]
  
  
• Three Men From Newfoundland Convicted for Illegal Selling and Trading of Migratory Birds [2006-03-02]
  
  
• Brandon Exotic Wildlife Importer Fined for Illegal Trade in Live Corals [2006-03-01]
  
  

February

• First Jail Sentence Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act - UPDATE: Charges Against Company and President Withdrawn
  [2006-02-27]
  
  
• Environment Minister Rona Ambrose to Take on Presidency of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [2006-02-16]