Tag Archives: Environment
'The whole country is not on fire': Canadian tourism industry struggles as fires rage
OTTAWA - Canada's tourism industry is trying to put on its Sunday best this week, showcasing itself to more than 500 international travel agents and tour operators at the largest annual tourism conven...
May 15, 2024
'Day by day': Alberta fire evacuees out until next week, weather to help B.C. crews
FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA - Thousands of residents forced to flee a fierce, wind-whipped wildfire threatening the oilsands hub city of Fort McMurray were told Wednesday they'll likely be out for days and...
May 15, 2024
The latest news on wildfires in Canada as thousands forced from homes in the West
Wildfires have forced thousands out of several communities in Western Canada. In Fort Nelson, B.C., about 4,700 people are out of their homes. Roughly 6,600 residents have been evacuated out of parts ...
May 15, 2024
JRMCC hosts Core Days, LLRIB Career Fair
Core Days and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Career Fair have taken over the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre (JRMCC). The events are being held Tuesday and Wednesday in partnership betwe...
May 14, 2024
B.C. needs dedicated, cross-government wildfire strategy: former minister
A former British Columbia forests minister says the province is on the right track as it responds to worsening wildfires, but the scale of the challenge is so great, it's falling behind and needs to p...
May 14, 2024
Wildfire forces out thousands of residents in parts of Fort McMurray, Alta.
FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA - Thousands of residents in four neighbourhoods in the southern end of Fort McMurray were ordered out Tuesday as a wildfire threatened the Alberta city, bringing back memories o...
May 14, 2024
B.C. mom whose son died from wildfire smoke trying to make this year safer
As wildfires rage in British Columbia, the family of a nine-year-old who died last summer is trying to protect people from poor air quality due to smoke this year. Carter Vigh died of asthma exacerbat...
May 14, 2024
Fort Nelson evacuees wait it out as incoming weather holds key to B.C. firefight
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - As a fast-growing wildfire bore down on Fort Nelson, B.C., Ariel Keating, her girlfriend, their dog Louie and their cat Macaroni joined a sluggish convoy of evacuees heading sout...
May 14, 2024
Wildfire burning near Fort Nelson continues to rapidly grow
FORT NELSON, B.C. - The wildfire burning near Fort Nelson continues to grow rapidly. As of Tuesday morning, the B.C. Wildfire Service reported the fire had grown to over 84 square kilometres. That mar...
May 14, 2024
B.C., Ottawa put up nearly $254M to expand heat pump rebates
VICTORIA - The B.C. and federal governments have set aside nearly $254 million to expand rebates to convert home heating and cooling systems to more climate-friendly options with a focus on low- and m...
May 13, 2024