Tag Archives: Environment
Feds open to cutting plastic production but global agreement will be hard: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Canada is open to the idea of including a requirement to cut back on the production of plastic in a new global treaty to eliminate plastic pollution, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault sa...
Jun 02, 2023
Quebec north shore city declares state of emergency as forest fires multiply
MONTREAL - A city on Quebec's north shore declared a state of emergency on Friday as forest fires raged in different parts of the province, forcing thousands from their homes. Sept-les Mayor Steeve Be...
Jun 02, 2023
As debt limit crisis abates, environmental critics fear dangerous pipeline precedent
WASHINGTON - In the land of partisan blinders, the one named Manchin is still king, it seems. Political Washington's second most powerful Joe, not far these days behind the one in the White House, too...
Jun 02, 2023
Federal government provides $5.9M for Indigenous clean energy projects in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada has announced the government is giving nearly $6 million for Indigenous communities in British Columbia to de...
Jun 01, 2023
Nipawin cancels EV stations after public pushback
The Town of Nipawin has cancelled a plan to put three EV charging stations around town following resistance from community members. Council voted to cancel the stations several weeks ago, which would ...
Jun 01, 2023
New community garden in La Ronge to enhance food security
The Town of La Ronge Parks and Recreation Department is launching a community garden as part of a partnership with Northlands College called the Northern Food Security Project."I envision having a com...
May 31, 2023
Decisions to be made on decommissioning of Town of Nipawin landfill
The Landfill Decommissioning Project is a big topic of discussion for the Town of Nipawin and its council, as decisions are now having to be made on which route will be taken.The town originally took ...
May 31, 2023
Evacuation order issued for N.W.T. community as wildfire nears
SAMBAA K'E, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - The Northwest Territories government says a community near the Alberta boundary is under an evacuation order due to a nearby wildfire. N.W.T. fire says the 980-squa...
May 31, 2023
Mushroom Coffins: The Earth Will Thank You Later
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Everything about standard burial practices is bad news bears when it comes to the environment. Sinking lacquered coffins and metal caskets into the ground ...
May 31, 2023
Illegal trapping case results in fines over $9,000
A man responsible for illegal trapping in the Fort la Corne forest, northeast of Prince Albert, is facing fines totalling over $9,000.Lloyd Slonski, 63, was sentenced Tuesday afternoon at Prince Alber...
May 30, 2023