by CLMF | Apr 12, 2024 | Mine Action News
In December 2022, the Foundation hosted an event marking the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Treaty banning landmines, an extraordinary Canadian achievement. The event raised nearly $15,000 for humanitarian mine action in Ukraine, now the most heavily mined country in...
by CLMF | Feb 7, 2020 | Landmine News, Mine Action News
This op-ed by Lloyd Axworthy and John English was originally published in the Globe & Mail on 7 February 2020. Reproduced with permission of the authors. It was only a matter of time. President Trump, who has been systematically dismantling any and all forms of...
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...
