Emily Vandermeer

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WWF-Canada’s CN Tower Climb for Nature comeback sees nearly 5,000 people raise $1.36 million

April 16, 2023

Nearly 5,000 people made the challenging journey up the CN Tower’s 1,776 steps this weekend as part of World Wildlife Fund-Canada’s annual CN Tower Climb for Nature fundraiser. Together they raised an incredible $1.36... Read More

Nearly 5,000 people made the challenging journey up the CN Tower’s 1,776 steps this weekend as part of World...
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Blake Moynes wearing safari gear, looking forward.

CN Tower Climbers helping WWF raise more than $1 million for conservation

March 30, 2023

Melissa Grelo, Blake Moynes and thousands more will step up for wildlife with WWF’s CN Tower Climb for Nature on April 15 and 16 Read More

Melissa Grelo, Blake Moynes and thousands more will step up for wildlife with WWF’s CN Tower Climb for Nature...
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Shaun Stephens-Whale is the first to the top of the CN Tower's stairwell, climbing in under 10 minutes.

Record-setting tower climber to defend his title at WWF’s CN Tower Climb for Nature

March 7, 2023

Shaun Stephens-Whale is the fastest climber in the fundraising event’s three-decade history, tackling the 1,776 steps in under 10 minutes. Read More

Shaun Stephens-Whale is the fastest climber in the fundraising event’s three-decade history, tackling the 1,776 steps in under 10...
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The flukes of a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching at sunset in the waters south west of Gil Island in the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada

WWF-Canada celebrates action plan for future Great Bear Sea MPA Network, calls for swift implementation

February 5, 2023

This blueprint will guide the implementation of the world’s largest Indigenous-led, collaboratively developed marine protected area network. Read More

This blueprint will guide the implementation of the world’s largest Indigenous-led, collaboratively developed marine protected area network.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Canada’s plan to protect 30 per cent of its oceans by 2030 set sail at IMPAC5 in Vancouver

February 1, 2023

WWF-Canada will be taking part in The Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) in Vancouver from Feb. 3-9, 2023. Read More

WWF-Canada will be taking part in The Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) in Vancouver from Feb. 3-9,...
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Liisa (centre) and two members of Team Doing Stuff at a past CN Tower Climb.

‘Cancer takes a lot of things away from you — but I don’t want it to take this away,’ says four-time CN Tower climber

April 5, 2023

Recovering from cancer is not a light switch, right? You don’t go back to your old self when you walk out after your last treatment. It’s a series of steps of recovery. And for... Read More

Recovering from cancer is not a light switch, right? You don’t go back to your old self when you...
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Emily Giles and comedian Jean Paul lean back on the EdgeWalk.

WWF’s CN Tower Climb for Nature is back after a three-year hiatus

December 13, 2022

To raise awareness for species on the edge of extinction, WWF-Canada’s Emily Giles announced the CN Tower Climb for Nature’s return from atop the EdgeWalk. Read More

To raise awareness for species on the edge of extinction, WWF-Canada’s Emily Giles announced the CN Tower Climb for...
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Mojdeh Akhbari gazes up at the CN Tower wearing a shirt with a cheetah cub on it.

Meet some of the CN Tower climbers helping fundraise $1 million for conservation

March 29, 2023

From a mother-daughter fundraising duo and a wildlife-loving Bachelorette alum to a Deadpool dead ringer, what all of these climbers have in common is a desire to protect wildlife and their habitats. Read More

From a mother-daughter fundraising duo and a wildlife-loving Bachelorette alum to a Deadpool dead ringer, what all of these...
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Southern humpback whale looking up in dark blue water.

The need for action on underwater noise pollution is loud and clear

March 13, 2023

WWF-Canada's Hussein Alidina on underwater noise pollution and why it’s critical that Canada act now to turn down the volume. Read More

WWF-Canada's Hussein Alidina on underwater noise pollution and why it’s critical that Canada act now to turn down the...
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A photo of the three new symbolic adoption plushies: humpback whale, African elephant family and red-eyed tree frog

New holiday gifts that spread joy and fight wildlife loss

October 20, 2022

World Wildlife Fund Canada is asking people to help stop wildlife loss this holiday season by symbolically adopting species as gifts. Read More

World Wildlife Fund Canada is asking people to help stop wildlife loss this holiday season by symbolically adopting species...
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IMPAC5’s impact: Marine protection makes progress at international oceans summit in Vancouver

February 15, 2023

At IMPAC5. Canada led by example, announcing progress on several First Nations-led marine protected areas (MPAs) and unveiling a new “protection standard” for federal MPAs. Read More

At IMPAC5. Canada led by example, announcing progress on several First Nations-led marine protected areas (MPAs) and unveiling a...
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What is IMPAC5? The plan to protect 30% of the world’s oceans sets sail at this Vancouver summit