Tag Archives: Environment
Province supports Montreal Lake Cree Nation in establishing Molanosa as reserve land
The Government of Saskatchewan has declared support for the Montreal Lake Cree Nation (MLCN) regarding their request to add Molanosa as part of their reserve land.Molanosa is located within their trad...
Aug 06, 2024
Onion Lake hosts Search and Rescue training weekend
Training is key when it comes to delivering life-saving services and that's exactly what Saskatchewan's Search and Rescue groups were doing in the FireSong Resort Village on Fowler Lake this weekend. ...
Aug 06, 2024
Canada's poor record predicting tornadoes must be improved to save lives: researchers
MONTREAL - On July 24, Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for the area around Lachute, Que., northwest of Montreal, urging people to take shelter. The warning was accurate: a tornado touched ...
Aug 06, 2024
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