Tag Archives: Environment
Construction of ParticiPARK could begin in early 2024
La Ronge council received an update of the ParticiPARK project at a regular meeting earlier this week.The update marked the first time council learned more about the project since a public consultatio...
Oct 13, 2023
Reaction to Supreme Court's ruling on environmental review law
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday against federal legislation dealing with the environmental effects of major developments. Five out of seven judges found most of the law unconstitutional, beca...
Oct 13, 2023
Supreme Court majority rules against federal environmental impact law
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday against federal legislation on the environmental effects of major developments, with five out of seven judges finding most of it unconstitutional because its l...
Oct 13, 2023
Industry prepares as avian flu cases expected to increase as birds migrate south
VANCOUVER - Animal health experts are warning about avian flu returning to poultry farms as wild birds begin migrating south for the winter. Ray Nickel, spokesman for the B.C. Poultry Association Emer...
Oct 12, 2023
Alberta premier's visit to House of Commons environment committee cancelled
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's scheduled appearance before a House of Commons environment committee next week has been cancelled. Smith had said she would speak before the environment and...
Oct 12, 2023
Supreme Court to rule if federal environmental impact assessment law can stand
Canada's highest court is slated to rule Friday on federal environmental legislation in a decision expected to settle - for now - the role of different levels of government in balancing the economic b...
Oct 12, 2023
N.W.T. premier presses for infrastructure as Trudeau promises new homes
YELLOWKNIFE - The premier of the Northwest Territories said Thursday she doesn't expect the North to get essential critical infrastructure before the next climate disaster, as Prime Minister Justin Tr...
Oct 12, 2023
B.C. First Nation 'furious' after federal government rejects order to protect owls
VANCOUVER - A federal government decision to reverse course on issuing an emergency order for the northern spotted owl has angered the British Columbia First Nation that asked for the protection of th...
Oct 11, 2023
Alberta MP accuses premier of 'baseless,' 'ludicrous' statements on electricity
CALGARY - The fuse is lit for fireworks in Ottawa after a Liberal member of Parliament accused Alberta Premier Danielle Smith of making false claims days before Smith is slated to appear before a fede...
Oct 11, 2023
Conservationists raise concerns over B.C.'s proposed grizzly bear stewardship plan
Grizzly bears seen starving in the rainforests of British Columbia's south coast because there isn't enough salmon to sustain them raises alarm bells for wildlife biologist Wayne McCrory, who's known ...
Oct 11, 2023