A Grassroots Campaign | Protect the Peel

Party for the Peel

A celebration decades in the making!

Party for the Peel

A celebration decades in the making!

A Grassroots Campaign

A selection of photos from the long, grassroots campaign to Protect the Peel

Photo Gallery

The Peel Unity Wall with handprints from Yukoners -

First Nations elders gather in Cache Creek to call for 100% protection of the Peel -

The people of Yukon show their outrage at the government's decision to reverse the Peel Plan -

Protect Democracy. Protect the Plan. Protect the Peel. -

The public overwhelmingly supported the Final Recommended Plan for 80% protection -

The River of Names outside the Yukon Legislature -

At a rally opposing the government's defiance of the land use planning process -

Map showing the Yukon Government's new plan to open up 71% of the region to resource development and roads -

The court case is launched in January 2014 -

At the Supreme Court of Yukon hearings, the public holds vigil outside the courthouse -

Celebrating a victory at the Yukon Supreme Court, with the provisions of the Final Recommended Plan upheld. -

Chief Simon Mervyn addressing the public after the Yukon Supreme Court victory -

While the Yukon Court of Appeal hears the case, Yukoners gather in the pouring rain for a Water Ceremony. -

Dana Tizya-Tramm pours water collected from all over the Yukon and Northwest Territories into the Yukon river. -

First Nations youth from affected Peel communities take a journey into the watershed -

The Peel Pledge gathers thousands of signatures from across Canada. -

People share their reasons for signing the Peel Pledge and wanting protection. -

The Supreme Court of Canada announces it will hear the case brought by the First Nations and environmental groups -

CPAWS and the Yukon Conservation Society make the Peel a major election issue in 2016 -

Yukon voters show their support for the Peel -

A retrospective exhibit captures all of the big moments from the Peel campaign -

Yukoners gather in March 2017 to mark the milestone of the Peel reaching the Supreme Court of Canada -

Chief Bruce Charlie of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation addresses a crowd in Whitehorse ahead of the Supreme Court of Canada hearing -

Tetlit Gwich'in youth Bobbi Rose addresses a crowd in Whitehorse before the trip to Ottawa -

A water ceremony is hosted by the Kitigan Zibi Anishnabeg First Nation outside the Supreme Court building -

Chief Roberta Joseph of the Tr'ondek Hwech'in addresses the public outside prior to the Supreme Court hearing -

People in Whitehorse and across the Yukon gathered to watch the Supreme Court of Canada hearing live online -

Thomas Berger makes the argument in front of the nine Supreme Court judges. -

The Peel delegation following the court proceedings -

Thomas Berger at a press conference following the hearing -

All members of the Peel delegation at the grand entrance of the Supreme Court of Canada -

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CPAWS Yukon Chapter
506 Steele St.
Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 2C9
(867) 393-8080

Yukon Conservation Society
302 Hawkins Street
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1X6
(867) 668-5678