May 10th, 2005
Community Mapping of resource use on the Northern Peninsula - All are Welcome to Open House
The Protected Areas Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (PAA) will be holding an Open House in the Maynard's Torrent River Inn on Friday, May 13th, 2005, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Please see Media Release

April 18, 2005
Protected Areas Association Launches Environmental Art Competition
The Protected Areas Association of Newfoundland and Labrador would like to invite students from grades K - 12 to participate in a province-wide environmental art competition with the theme "What Wild Place is Special to You?". This competition is being launched as a continuation of Wildlife Week, April 10 - 16, 2005 and will extend until May 20, 2005.

February 18, 2005
Golf course expansion threatens to sink Frenchman’s Cove Provincial Park
The Protected Areas Association of Newfoundland and Labrador condemns the proposed expansion of the Grande Meadows Golf Course in Frenchman’s Cove Provincial Park, a development which threatens to sink the already seriously compromised park.

November 1, 2004
Benefit Concert in Celebration of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Natural Areas
The Protected Areas Association of Newfoundland and Labrador announces the line-up for their 15th Annual Benefit Concert. This year the event will be held on Tuesday, November 16th, at 7:30pm at the LSPU Hall. A silent auction will also be held, beginning at 7:00pm.

September 24, 2004
Conservation Based Forest Management Receives Provincial Attention
The Sierra Club of Canada Forest Campaign hosted a 2 day strategizing meeting focusing on conservation-based forest management at Killdevil Camp and Conference Centre this past weekend, September 18-20. Conservationists from around the province as well as representatives from national organizations gathered to discuss current challenges, past successes and future goals for improving the management and preservation of Newfoundland and Labrador’s forests.

September 1, 2004
Caribou Plan Calls for Habitat Protection
The Protected Areas Association of Newfoundland and Labrador would like to applaud Minister Tom Osborne and the Department of Environment and Conservation on the recovery strategy for the three woodland caribou herds of Labrador.

August 13, 2004
Community Mapping of Resource Use on the Northern Peninsula – All are Welcome to Open House
The Protected Areas Association of Newfoundland and Labrador and the local Green Team will be holding an Open House in the Port Saunders Town Office on August 20, 2004, to present the preliminary results of our Northern Peninsula Community Values Mapping project.

August 10, 2004
Minister of Environment and Conservation presents donation to support creation of environmental centre
The Honourable Tom Osborne will present a donation today to the Protected Areas Association and the Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Network (NLEN) at the NLEN's Annual General Meeting. The donation will be used to support the creation of a center to house non-governmental environmental organizations. The NLEN and PAA gratefully acknowledge this support from the Department of Environment and Conservation.

July 12, 2004
Revised Provincial Forest Strategy meets with both Cheers and Jeers from Environmental Coalition
The newly released Provincial Sustainable Forest Management Strategy has taken some small steps towards true sustainability but still has a way to go according to an environmental coalition.

May 31, 2004
Executive Director Wins Environmental Award
Congratulations to Protected Areas Association’s Executive Director, Laura Jackson, for receiving a Provincial Environment Award (individual category). Laura is a respected and effective voice for conservation of natural areas in the province and throughout Canada. The Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Awards were announced on May 31, 2004 in St. John’s by Tom Osborne, Minister of Environment and Conservation, Shirley Fraize, President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Women’s Institutes, and John Scott, Chairman and CEO of the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board.

April 22, 2004
Give Boreal Birds Something to Sing About: Environmental Art Competition Launched
The Protected Areas Association of Newfoundland and Labrador would like to invite students from grades 4-12 to participate in a province-wide environmental art competition with the theme Give Boreal Birds Something to Sing About. This competition is being launched on Earth Day April 22, 2004 and will extend until May 21, 2004.

April 22, 2004
Protected Areas Association Announces New Office Opening The Protected Areas Association of Newfoundland and Labrador would like to announce the opening of a Labrador West office located on the top floor of the Drake Community Centre on Drake Avenue in Labrador City.

April 6, 2004
Protected Areas Association Condemns Hunting of Threatened Caribou
The Protected Areas Association of Newfoundland and Labrador condemns the hunting of caribou in the threatened Red Wine herd, and urges Quebec Innu hunters involved in this illegal hunt to follow their traditional values of conservation and fairness with respect to the natural world.

March 8, 2004
Protected Areas Association Praises Decision On Labrador Highway
The Protected Areas Association of Newfoundland and Labrador praises the provincial government’s decision to route the Trans-Labrador Highway along the southern edge of the proposed Mealy Mountains National Park.

March 4, 2004
Call to Action: Please support Little Grand Lake
The Little Grand Lake Ecological Reserve is finally near realization. The people of Newfoundland and Labrador now have an opportunity to ensure that this area, so critical to the endangered Newfoundland marten, is preserved. The reserve and the marten need our help.

September 26, 2003
Groups press for effective action on provincial forestry issues
A collection of environmental non-government organizations, concerned citizens and one aboriginal group await decisive action from the Department of Forest Resources and Agrifoods regarding its Sustainable Forest Management Strategy. The Sierra Club of Canada, the Canadian Nature Federation, the Third Signatory, the Protected Areas Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Labrador Métis Nation, and Father John McCarthy jointly submitted a detailed response to the department’s Sustainable Forest Management Plan after it was opened for public consultation on June 2, 2003.

April 25, 2003
Praise for Environment Minister: Highway Study Inadequate, Deserved to be Rejected
The Protected Areas Association of Newfoundland and Labrador has high praise for new Environment Minister Bob Mercer for yesterday’s rejection of the Environmental Impact Statement for the Trans-Labrador Highway, Cartwright Junction to Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

April 15, 2003
Overwhelming Response to David Suzuki Visit
Dr. David Suzuki will spend a day in St. John’s, arriving the morning of May 12th. The visit is being organized by the Protected Areas Association of Newfoundland & Labrador and the Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Network. Due to overwhelming response to the lecture, organizers have had to book a larger venue.

April 1, 2003
Conservation groups withdraw lawsuit given Government’s assurance to protect Windmill Bight Provincial Park
Conservation groups today agreed to withdraw their lawsuit aimed at halting construction of a proposed golf course in Windmill Bight Provincial Park, citing Government’s December 2002 rejection of the development as a strong commitment to uphold protection of the park.

March 26, 2003
Plans for Trans Labrador Highway threaten proposed Akamiuapishku / Mealy Mountains National Park
The Protected Areas Association recommends that the Environmental Impact Statement and Comprehensive Study for the Trans Labrador Highway – Phase III is deficient and should be returned to the proponent for revision and amendment.