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PRESIDENT’S DESK                                                                                                                            SPRING/SUMMER 2017

CPAWS as Canada                                                                                                                                              VOLUME 13, ISSUE1
celebrates its 150th birthday
                                                                                                                       CPAWS is Canada’s voice for wilderness.
MIKE ROBINSON                                                                                                            Since 1963, we’ve played a lead role in
                                                                                                                          creating over two-thirds of Canada’s
                                                        Since Confederation, five generations                                          protected areas.
                                                        of Canadians have lived the iconic
                                                        experience of the splendour that our                                  NATIONAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES
                                                        country contains. Bounded by three                                     Michael Robinson, President (BC)
                                                        oceans and an unmilitarized border with                             ​Cathy Wilkinson,Vice-President (ON)
                                                        our American neighbours, Canadians
                                                        truly live amongst unparalleled beauty                                         ​ Pippa Lawson, Chair,
                                                        and ecological diversity unique in the                                   Governance Committee​(YT)
                                                        world. With a population of 36,626,000
                                                        reported for 2017, we represent just a .49                                    ​Nik Lopoukhine, Chair,
                                                        per cent share of the world population.                                 Conservation Committee (ON)
                                                        We dwell, however, on 9,984,670 square
                                                        kilometres, being slightly less than                                            A​ mber Nicol, Chair,
                                                        three-fifths as large as Russia, and just                                 Engagement Committee​(BC)
                                                        slightly smaller than all of Europe. With                                  Lavinia Mohr,Treasurer (BC)
                                                        a population density of 3.5 people per
                                                        square kilometre, we remain one of the                                           Alex Abboud (AB)
                                                        most sparsely populated countries in                                            Bob Halfyard (NL)
                                                        the world.                                                                  Vincent Castellucci (QC)
                                                                                                                                        Laura Colella, Chair,
With so much geography and so few humans comes an enlarged duty of care.                                                           Litigation Committee (ON)
Canadians, both as indigenous people and settlers, have always been stewards                                                           Andre Vallillee (ON)
of their back-country, and at home in the bush and prairie, on the waters, and                                                      E​ lmer Ghostkeeper (AB)
along the coasts. CPAWS, as Canada’s only nationwide charity dedicated solely to                                                        John Grandy (ON)
protecting our public lands and waters, now has 53 years of experience playing a
lead role in protecting over half a million square kilometres – an area bigger than                                                         Erik Val (YT)
the Yukon Territory.                                                                                                                  Kwiaahwah Jones (BC)

Since Canada’s adoption of the global Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (2011-2020),                                                    TRUSTEES EMERITUS
of the Convention on Biological Diversity (2010), CPAWS has strived to work in                                                           Stephanie Cairns
concert with all applicable levels of government to reach the global targets. Target                                                        Al Davidson
1, to achieve by 2020 the conservation of at least 17 per cent of terrestrial areas and                                                     Phil Dearden
inland water, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, through networks of                                                               David Lang
protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, has been                                                            Gordon Nelson
our key focus. It is linked to our national vision: to keep at least half of Canada’s                                                         Bob Peart
public land and water wild – forever.                                                                                                      Sherri Watson

Charged with our duties and empowered by our vision, CPAWS’ 13 chapters and                                                              EDITORIAL TEAM
national office staff, program volunteers, and board members are now busier than                                                         Éric Hébert-Daly:
ever. In fact, many freely admit to being run off their feet in this 150th year of                                                National Executive Director
celebration and commitment.                                                                                                   Karen Turner: National Director of
                                                                                                                              Communications and Development
The new federal Liberal Government has very much put conservation back in                                                            Stacy Corneau: National
the national discussion, and unprecedented action is occurring across Canada                                                        Communications Manager
in creating terrestrial and marine protected areas under Target 1. For our part,                                                      Janice McLean: Design
CPAWS is strongly advocating the 17 per cent and 10 per cent goals be seen not as
ceilings, but as steps forward towards what is needed post-2020.                                                             EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
                                                                                                                                            Alex Abboud
Thank you for supporting this work, and happy 150th birthday!                                                                               Rick Boychuk
                                                                                                                                            Laura Colella
                                                                Mike Robinson, President, National Board of Trustees                        Bob Halfyard

CORRECTION:Trustee Emeritus David Lang was missing from the Fall 2016/Winter 2017 issue masthead.                                         Cathy Wilkinson
We apologize for the error.
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