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The Watershed Sentinel is western Canada’s only environmental news magazine. For 20 years, the magazine has reported on stories and discussions from the grassroots movement that mainstream media often ignores. Controversial, investigative and creative – Watershed Sentinel believes in the positive power of individual activism. Special bundle rates are available for environmental non-profits. Join Watershed Sentinel at www.watershedsentinel.ca.

Delegate Selection - NOAMI Advisory Committee and MEND Steering Committee

The RCEN has selected two ENGO delegates to join the National Orphaned / Abandoned Mines Advisory Committee (NOAMI) and the Mine Environmental Neutral Drainage Steering Committee (MEND). The selected NOAMI delegate is Brennain Lloyd, from Northwatch. The selected MEND delegate is John Werring, from the David Suzuki Foundation. Both delegates will serve a two year term and will be joining existing delegates on these committees. More information about NOAMI. More information about MEND.

Delegate Selection - Writer and Editor for a Commission for Sustainable Development Policy Concept Paper

 

The RCEN has been invited by the Department of Foreign Affairs Canada to prepare a Policy Concept Paper in advance of the intergovernmental preparatory meeting for the 19th Commission for Sustainable Development cycle (CSD-19) in fall 2010. We have selected two ENGO delegates to gather views and prepare a Policy Concept Paper from a Canadian environmental perspective. The selected researcher/writer for the paper will be Emmanuel Prinet, from One Earth Initiative. The editor will be Carolyn Webb, from CIELAP. More information

The Canadian Environmental Network (RCEN) facilitates networking and communication between more than 600 ENGOs, concerned citizens and government departments working to Protect the Earth and Promote Ecologically Sound Ways of Life. To make a submission for the next edition of the e-bulletin, to subscribe or to share your feedback, please send an email to bulletin@cen-rce.org. Submissions should be written in English and French, be issue-specific*, include contact information or a relevant website address, and have a body content less than 100 words in length. The deadline for sending your submissions is Mondays at 11:00am. * The RCEN is a non-partisan organization and does not take political positions on environmental issues. With the exception of relevant environmental publications, we will not post announcements for businesses or for-profit enterprises.