by CLMF | Jan 12, 2022 | Landmine News, Uncategorized
Three of the four members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team 3 were killed on Monday January 10th. It has been a sad week. On Monday, three deminers from our partners at Cambodian Self Help Demining (CSHD) were killed while working to neutralize an anti-tank mine in...
by CLMF | May 9, 2019 | Foundation News, Mine Action News, Podcasts
At the forefront of the current wave of development and technology is the innovative team at Demine Robotics. On this episode, CLMF intern Tefsi Golla and I sit down with the CFO of Demine Robotics (DR), Douglas Blair, to discuss the progress of the company’s...
by CLMF | Mar 8, 2019 | Foundation News, Mine Action News, Podcasts
What happens to landmine-sniffing dogs after they retire? Well, some of them could be adopted into Canadian homes through a new Wilfrid Laurier University student startup, Pups for Peace! In this episode, Paul interviews Pups for Peace founder Emilio Castillo on dogs,...
by CLMF | Jan 10, 2019 | Landmine News, Mine Action News, Uncategorized
For the last few years, states parties to the Ottawa Treaty have met annually to discuss the challenges and success of Anti-Personnel Mine (APM) clearancearound the world. Generally, these meetings celebrate states which have joined the Treaty or accomplished...
by CLMF | Nov 22, 2018 | Landmine News, Mine Action News, Uncategorized
On Thursday, the Landmine Monitor launched the 2018 Report, which marks its 20th anniversary since the Ottawa Treaty in 1997. The Report marks some exciting successes from the past year, yet also a continuing increase in global casualties from landmines and other...
by CLMF | Nov 4, 2018 | Foundation News, Mine Action News, Podcasts
Why is the Canadian Landmine Foundation raising money for landmine clearance in a distant country twenty years after the treaty that was supposed to solve the landmine problem forever? Why doesn’t Cambodia pay for its own mine clearance? We’re called upon to...
