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2009

Canadian Boreal Initiative – Media statement

Montreal, Quebec, April 30, 2009: “Earlier today, the Grand Council of the Crees called for a pause on logging and road and bridge construction in the remaining intact forests in the Broadback River and Lake Evans area,” said Christopher Beck, Québec Advisor for the Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI).

“CBI has recently supported Premier Charest’s commitment to protect 50% of the Québec’s Boreal region, to sustainably develop the other 50%, and to work in close collaboration with the Aboriginal peoples (First Nations and Inuit) who inhabit those lands. The Grand Council of the Crees are playing a leadership role in maintaining critical woodland caribou habitat, and in sustaining the Cree way of life, and these are some of the last intact forests remaining in this area.

We believe that there is a great opportunity for government and industry to move towards a vision of a balance between sustainable development, economic growth, and environmental protection by working together with the Grand Council to ensure the protection of critical caribou habitat and intact forests.”

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About the Canadian Boreal Initiative
Established in 2003, the Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI) works with a wide range of conservation organizations, First Nations, industry and other interested parties to link science, policy and conservation activities in Canada’s Boreal Forest. Based in Ottawa, the CBI brings together diverse partners to create new solutions for Boreal conservation and acts as a catalyst for on the ground efforts across the Boreal by governments, industry, First Nations, conservation groups, major retailers, financial institutions and scientists.

Source:
Christopher Beck
Canadian Boreal Initiative
(514) 298-0263
cbeck <at> borealcanada ca

Information:
William L. George
CBI Spokesperson for Quebec/General Manager, Edelman (Montreal)
(514) 949-3314
william.george <at> edelman com

Click here to read the media release by the Grand Council of the Crees and SNAP-Quebec.