Tag Archives: Environment
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
'A moving monster': How did the Jasper fire get so bad, so fast?
The fast-moving Jasper, Alta., wildfire was fuelled by a web of extreme conditions that converged into what experts described as a monstrous fire, serving as a disastrous example of what's become incr...
Jul 31, 2024
Quebec introduces salmon fishing restrictions amid decline in migration to rivers
MONTREAL - Quebec has introduced new restrictions on Atlantic salmon fishing because of annual fish migrations that are well below average in most of the province's rivers. But a conservation group th...
Jul 31, 2024
Rainy weekend weather provides assistance to fire crews in the North
According to the latest update from the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, there are 85 active wildfires in the province and 11 are listed as not contained. One of those fires, dubbed the Flanagan Fir...
Jul 30, 2024
Firefighters hoping for rain as wildfires burn in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan has its hands full dealing with wildfires.So much so, that it can't afford to help out Alberta with its own wildfire issues according to Steve Roberts, vice president of operations with t...
Jul 30, 2024
Animals, like those in Jasper, know how to dodge wildfires, say biologists
JASPER - Parks Canada wants everyone to know that despite the wildfire scorching Jasper National Park, Bear 222 is OK. "She looks like a very healthy grizzly bear right now," the federal agency said o...
Jul 30, 2024
Parks Canada, Guilbeault defend wildfire preparation policies after Jasper blaze
JASPER, ALTA. - Parks Canada officials and politicians angrily denied Monday that forest management policies in Jasper National Park contributed to a catastrophic wildfire that damaged one-third of th...
Jul 29, 2024
Rotting food and closed highways a concern as Jasper evacuation nears second week
EDMONTON - Parks Canada says it realizes wildfire evacuees from Jasper worry about what rotting food will do to their homes and that others wonder when a critical highway through the national park wil...
Jul 28, 2024