News

COP 15 Side Event The Arctic Athabaskan Council (AAC) will be in attendance at the upcoming 15th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The signatories will meet in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7-18, 2009 to discuss the successor agreement, termed "Post Kyoto". This meeting may very well be the most important meeting of our lifetimes. Additionally, the AAC has applied for a side event at the COP 15 meeting. "Side Events" are open events which take place in the morning, during lunch or in the evening. Side Event topics are related to the issues being negotiated during the main meeting sessions. Former Vice-President of the United States, Mr. Al Gore, has agreed to attend and speak at the event. The title of the event is Caribou, people and resiliency in Arctic North America: With a presentation by Mr. Al Gore and the theme is Barren-ground caribou are declining. Is this due to natural cycles, climate change, or both? Dr. Robert Watson chairs this session featuring Mr. Al Gore, aboriginal hunters and elders, and scientists. This event will focus on caribou, climate change, community resilience and adaptation. The AAC will send a delegation including community elders and hunters to participate in the meetings and side event. Please check back for more news.  To find out more, contact Cindy Dickson at 1(867) 393-9214.

Caribou News

Yahoo! News Search Results for title:caribou yukon OR northwest OR territories OR nunavut

Yahoo! News Search Results for title:caribou yukon OR northwest OR territories OR nunavut

• AWG: Caribou, gravlax, whitefish, bison among the unique dishes celebrating the event (Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune) - Jake's Down South has gone north. For a limited time only, the popular west-side restaurant is offering a special Arctic Winter Games menu. Chef Corey Rankel has put his stamp on some northern dishes featuring entrees such as caribou and whitefish.[...]
• Snide's Remarks Column: Caribou campaign threatens Northern industry (Timmins Daily Press) - It's bad enough so-called environmental groups in southern Ontario are constantly badgering the provincial government to block industrial development in the North. It's also irritating when professional lobbyists twist facts to suit their needs.[...]
• Diamond Discoveries Caribou Property, Thetford Mines, Quebec Update (Marketwire) - NEW YORK, NEW YORK--(Marketwire - March 4, 2010) - Diamond Discoveries International Corp. (PINK SHEETS:DMDD), a U.S. company focusing on chromium, platinum group elements (PGE) and gold exploration on it's 100% owned Caribou Property in Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada is pleased to provide an update on it's exploration plans and the staking rush currently taking place in the Thetford Mines area.
• Diamond Discoveries Caribou Property, Thetford Mines, Quebec Update (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) - NEW YORK, NEW YORK--(Marketwire - 03/04/10) - Diamond Discoveries International Corp. (PINK SHEETS: DMDD - News ), a U.S. company focusing on chromium, platinum group elements (PGE) and gold exploration on it's 100% owned Caribou Property in Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada is pleased to provide an update on it's exploration plans and the staking rush currently taking place in the Thetford Mines ...
• Caribou bones tell tale of volcanic activity in Canadian North: Researchers (Canada.com) - Scientists studying ancient caribou bones recovered from melting ice patches in the Yukon have shed new light on the ecological impact of a massive volcanic eruption that blanketed much of northwest Canada with ash 1,000 years ago.
• N.W.T., Dene prepare for caribou court debate (CBC North) - The Northwest Territories Supreme Court will hear a heated debate over a caribou hunting ban, and whether the territorial government has the authority to supercede aboriginal hunting rights.