Tag Archives: Environment
Alberta declares state of emergency due to fires, more than 24,000 out of homes
CALGARY - Alberta declared a state of emergency Saturday due to the growing threat of wildfires that have forced more than 24,000 people from their homes. Premier Danielle Smith said the safety of Alb...
May 06, 2023
Wildfire evacuees in northern Saskatchewan head to Regina
REGINA - Molly Herman says all she could do was cry as she and her three young children fled from La Loche, Sask., early Friday morning as a nearby wildfire threatens the northern community. Standing ...
May 05, 2023
Several thousand people forced from homes as wildfires burn across Alberta
Several thousand people have been ordered to leave their homes as more than 100 wildfires burn across Alberta. "Everybody's out, everybody's alive, nobody's injured," said Steven Lacroix, managing dir...
May 05, 2023
RM of Nipawin initiates fire ban
The Rural Municipality of Nipawin has initiated a fire ban, effective immediately.In light of the wildfires hitting across the province right now, the RM stated "an extreme fire hazard condition exist...
May 05, 2023
Heavy rain, spring snowmelt threaten several B.C. communities with flooding
Heavy rain sweeping across southern and central British Columbia has intensified an already difficult flood situation along numerous rivers, creeks and streams. The forecast has prompted a warning fro...
May 05, 2023
Environment Canada opens Fisheries Act investigation into Kearl tailings releases
EDMONTON - Environment Canada has opened an investigation into whether Imperial Oil broke federal laws with two releases of tailings from its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta. Environment Minis...
May 04, 2023
Research finds some Pacific salmon migration out of sync with food supply
VANCOUVER - Climate change is knocking some Pacific salmon out of alignment with the growth of the ocean plankton they eat to survive, new research says. In the largest data set ever gathered on the t...
May 04, 2023
UPDATE: Clearwater River Dene Nation ordered to evacuate as wildfire nears
Update: A mandatory evacuation order was put into effect around 8 p.m. Wednesday evening for the Clearwater River Dene Nation (CRDN). Community officials said it was due to increased smoke and because...
May 03, 2023
Northeast communities to benefit from flood mapping
The Water Security Agency (WSA) is working to improve water management for the province with a key investment in the Flood Hazard Identification Mapping Program, and both the Melfort and Tisdale areas...
May 03, 2023
Multiple contained, uncontained fires burning close to local communities
Wildfire season is here in Saskatchewan and multiple fires have already been reported all over.Currently, there are nine fires burning in the province, four contained, four uncontained, and one that's...
May 03, 2023