Tag Archives: Environment
Trudeau, Smith express sorrow after firefighter dies in Jasper National Park
HINTON, Alta. - Comrades of a firefighter from Calgary who died while on duty in Jasper National Park stood on the sides of a roadway on Sunday morning as a procession mourning his loss rode by. Firef...
Aug 04, 2024
Nature non-profit wants Canadians to grab cameras and get outside this weekend
The Nature Conservancy of Canada is encouraging Canadians to get outside and snap a photo or take footage of the nature around them.The group's Big Backyard BioBlitz, which began Thursday and runs thr...
Aug 04, 2024
Wildfire Service expands wildfire evacuation orders in southern Interior
VICTORIA - Two out-of-control wildfires in British Columbia's southern Interior have forced officials to issue evacuation orders for people at almost 100 properties. The Thompson-Nicola Regional Distr...
Aug 04, 2024
Bus tours for Jasper residents whose properties were affected by fire to start Sunday
EDMONTON - Bus tours for evacuees from Jasper, Alta., to allow those whose homes were damaged or destroyed by a wildfire to see the devastation first-hand will begin on Sunday. Joe Zatylny with the Al...
Aug 03, 2024
Firefighters face heat warnings, thunderstorms, high winds across southern B.C.
VICTORIA - Rising temperatures, increasing wind speeds and dry lightning are forecast for southern British Columbia over the weekend in areas where major wildfires continue to burn in the Columbia, Ko...
Aug 03, 2024
Over 100 trees suspected to have Dutch Elm Disease across Melfort
The City of Melfort continues their battle against the spread of Dutch Elm Disease (DED). The city hired Living Tree Environmental to function as their disease inspector, and the company recently comp...
Aug 02, 2024
'Ontario's moment:' Minister says Canada building blueprint for nuclear energy future
WASHINGTON - Ontario is selling itself as the nuclear North Star to guide the direction of American power as the United States looks to de-carbonize amid ever-increasing demand for energy. "It really ...
Aug 02, 2024
Jasper mayor says plan underway for residents to see homes in burned townsite
The mayor of Jasper, Alta., says a plan is in place for residents of the burned community to return to see the state of their homes, but fire and weather are not co-operating. "They want to get back a...
Aug 01, 2024
Big Game Draw, hunting licences now available in Saskatchewan
Hunting season is almost upon us.The Saskatchewan Big Game Draw and regular hunting licences are available to purchase starting Thursday. Quota-limited licences for antlerless mule deer will be availa...
Aug 01, 2024
'Not out of the woods': Jasper wildfire still out of control, hotter weather expected
EDMONTON - A fire rampaging through Jasper National Park remained out of control Wednesday, while officials worked to restore power and water in the park's townsite and to hash out a plan for vacation...
Jul 31, 2024