QUÉBEC, Que.
– September 24, 2009 – The Honourable Christian
Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government
Services and Member of Parliament
for Mégantic-L’Érable, today
announced, on behalf of the Minister of
the Environment, the Honourable Jim Prentice,
a grant of $2,143,588 to finance 40 projects
for the protection of species at risk and
their habitat in Quebec. These funds are
drawn from the Habitat Stewardship Program
for Species at Risk.
In the Quebec region,
five organizations will share a sum totaling
$181,038.They are: the Fondation québécoise
pour la protection du patrimoine naturel;
the ministère du Développement
durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs
du Québec; the Fondation de la faune
du Québec; the organization Ducks
Unlimited Canada; and Nature Québec.
Completed projects include the protection
of Côte-de-Beaupré marshes
and flats, the protection of the shores
and endangered flora of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures,
as well as the implementation of training
on the conservation of natural environments
and flora species.
“The Government of Canada
is committed to addressing Canadians' environmental
priorities and we are pleased to support
the community’s efforts to protect its environment,”
said Minister Paradis.
“Conservation planning
for plant species at risk in Quebec contributes
to the preservation of our natural heritage,”
said André Martin, executive director
of the Fondation de la faune du Québec.
“This federal contribution will promote
the establishment of a community of stakeholders
dedicated to the conservation of plant habitats.”
In 2009-2010, the government
will invest 13 million dollars in various
communities across Canada through the Habitat
Stewardship Program for Species at Risk.
This Program contributes to the restoration
of endangered and threatened species and
other species at risk, while preventing
species from ever becoming a conservation
concern.
The Habitat Stewardship
Program is a partnership-based conservation
initiative. It is managed by Environment
Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and
Parks Canada. It is one of the main components
of the federal program for application of
the Species at Risk Act.
Funding for these community-based
environmental improvement projects across
the country is provided through community
environmental action programs managed or
co-managed by Environment Canada. Community
groups are encouraged to become involved
in these programs.
For more information
on the Habitat Stewardship Program, please
visit Environment Canada's Community Action
Programs for the Environment website at:
http://www.ec.gc.ca/pace-cape/Default.asp?lang=EN
Frédéric Baril
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of the Environment
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$2,143,588 In Federal
Funding Announced For 40 Projects To Protect
Quebec Habitats Of Species At Risk
Plessisville, Que, --
September 24, 2009 --The Honorable Christian
Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government
Services and Member of Parliament for Mégantic-L’Érable,
today announced, on behalf of the Minister
of the Environment, the Honorable Jim Prentice,
a grant of $2,143,588 to finance 40 projects
for the protection of species at risk and
their habitat in Quebec. These funds are
drawn from the Habitat Stewardship Program
for Species at Risk.
Three organizations,
the Conseil régional de l’environnement
du Centre-du-Québec (CRECQ), the
Regroupement QuébecOiseaux, and Ducks
Unlimited have received a total of $128,989
for projects to be carried out in the Mégantic-l’Érable
and Compton-Stanstead regions. These projects
are intended to protect the habitat of the
wood turtle in Central Quebec and in the
drainage basin of the Rivière Au
Pin, the habitat protection of bird species
at risk as part of sustainable forest management,
and the evaluation of the Habitat Stewardship
Program for Species at Risk for protection
of birds.
“The Government of Canada
has made a commitment to address Canadians’
environmental priorities and we are pleased
to support the community’s efforts to protect
its environment,” said Minister Paradis.
“We are happy to support projects like those
of the Centre-du-Québec Environmental
Council, Ducks Unlimited and Regroupement
QuébecOiseaux.”
“For CRECQ, protection
of the wood turtle's habitat is one of the
major wildlife protection projects” says
Gilles Brochu, CRECQ's president. “There
is no doubt that this federal aid will help
in protecting this highly vulnerable species.”
“In 2009-2010, the government
will invest 13 million dollars in various
communities across Canada through the Habitat
Stewardship Program for Species at Risk,”
says Minister Prentice. “This Program contributes
to the recovery of endangered and threatened
species and other species at risk, while
preventing species from becoming a conservation
concern.”
The Habitat Stewardship
Program is a partnership-based conservation
initiative. It is managed by Environment
Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and
Parks Canada. It is one of the main components
of the federal program for application of
the Species at Risk Act.
Funding for these community-based
environmental improvement projects across
the country is provided through community
environmental action programs managed or
co-managed by Environment Canada. Community
groups are encouraged to become involved
in these programs.
For more information
on the Habitat Stewardship Program, please
visit Environment Canada's Community Action
Programs for the Environment website at:
http://www.ec.gc.ca/pace-cape/Default.asp?lang=EN.
Frédéric Baril
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of the Environment
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Federal Contributions
of $2,143,588 Granted to 40 Projects for
the Protection of Species at Risk Habitats
in Quebec
LAVAL, Que. – September
24, 2009–The Honourable Christian Paradis,
Minister of Public Works and Government
Services and Member of Parliament for Mégantic-L’Érable,
today announced, on behalf of the Minister
of the Environment, the Honourable Jim Prentice,
the granting of $2,143,588 to finance 40
projects designed to protect species at
risk and their habitat in Quebec. These
funds come from the Habitat Stewardship
Program for Species at Risk.
Seven organizations
in the Montreal and North Shore region will
share a total of $359,017. These organizations
are: the comité ZIP Saint-Pierre,
the Mouvement Vert Mauricie, the Corporation
de l’aménagement de la rivière
l’Assomption, the Regroupement QuébecOiseaux,
Éco-Nature, the Nature Conservancy
of Canada and Quebec’s ministry of Natural
resources and Wildlife.
Of the projects that
were completed, we would like to specifically
mention the habitat stewardship of plant
and animal species at risk in the Thousand
Islands and Assomption Rivers, the protection
of species at risk habitat in the greater
Montreal region and the conservation of
species such as the brook trout, logperch,
bridle shiner and wood turtle.
“The government of Canada
is committed to addressing Canadians’ environmental
priorities and we are pleased to support
the community’s efforts to protect its environment,”
said Minister Paradis.
“The contribution will
go toward protecting the habitat of nine
species at risk in the Parc de la Rivière-des-Mille-Îles,”
noted Anaïs Boutin, who works for Éco-Nature
as a project leader for the Habitat Stewardship
Program for Species at Risk. “Over the long
term, population monitoring, awareness activities
and citizen and municipal involvement, as
well as the conservation of fragile environments,
will support the recovery of species at
risk throughout the region.”
In 2009-2010, the government
will invest 13 million dollars in various
Canadian communities through the Habitat
Stewardship Program for Species at Risk.
This Program contributes to the recovery
of endangered, threatened and other species
at risk,while preventing species from becoming
of special concern with respect to conservation.
The Habitat Stewardship
Program is a partnership-based conservation
initiative. It is managed by Environment
Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and
Parks Canada. It is one of the main components
of the federal program for the implementation
of the Species at Risk Act.
Funding for these community-based
environmental improvement projects is ensured
from coast to coast through environmental
community action programs, which are managed
by or jointly managed with Environment Canada.
Community groups are encouraged to take
part in these programs.
For further information
on the Habitat Stewardship Program, please
consult the Website for Environment Canada’s
Community Action Programs for the Environment:
http://www.ec.gc.ca/pace-cape/Default.asp?lang=En.
Frédéric Baril
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of the Environment
