Tag Archives: Environment
Giant trees still fall amid old-growth funding lag for B.C. First Nations
British Columbia has asked First Nations if they want old-growth forests set aside from logging, allowing time for long-term planning of conservation and sustainable development, but it has yet to fun...
Nov 27, 2022
Farmers union hopes to attract loose cattle that have been on the run in Quebec town
Quebec's farmers union says it's hopeful a herd of runaway cattle that have been wreaking havoc in farmers' fields near a small town in the province's Mauricie region will be captured soon. Jean-Sbast...
Nov 26, 2022
Yellowknife struggling to clear above average snowfall
YELLOWKNIFE - Residents and city staff in the Northwest Territories capital are struggling to keep up with an onslaught of snow. Longtime Yellowknifer and former territorial politician Kieron Testart ...
Nov 26, 2022
Climate Changed: Adaptation strategy commits funds to fight heat, floods, fires
ST. PETER'S BAY, P.E.I. - A national climate adaptation strategy released Thursday includes $1.6 billion in new spending to help communities faced with risks ranging from deadly heat waves and wildfir...
Nov 24, 2022
Trees and brush to be cleared in La Ronge to reduce wildfire risk, crime
Tree and brush thinning activities are currently underway in La Ronge. According to La Ronge Regional Fire Department Chief Keaton Cloud, wildfire mitigation work began Nov. 13 and will continue until...
Nov 23, 2022
Quebec town tries cowboy tactics after crop-trampling cattle evade capture for months
QUEBEC - A small Quebec town is resorting to cowboy tactics to round up a herd of runaway cattle that have evaded capture for months and have been wreaking havoc in farmers' fields. The mayor of St-Sv...
Nov 23, 2022
P.A. named 'greenest' city in Canada
Prince Albert is being called Canada's 'greenest' city by a real estate company out of Alberta.Calgary.com recently ranked cities across the country by how much parkland, green area, and community gar...
Nov 23, 2022
Fiona damage 'nowhere near as severe' after $40M cost of earlier storms: Parks Canada
OTTAWA - The federal agency overseeing Canada's national parks says that $40 million in damage from two earlier Atlantic Canada storms far eclipsed costs incurred due to post-tropical storm Fiona. Par...
Nov 23, 2022
Federal consumer carbon price to expand to three Atlantic provinces next summer
OTTAWA - Federal ministers were spoiling for a fight over carbon pricing Tuesday as the Liberals moved to expand the federal system - and the accompanying rebates - to three Atlantic provinces. Enviro...
Nov 22, 2022
Canada's battery supply credibility jumps as multi-billion announcements keep coming
OTTAWA - Federal Innovation Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne is selling Canada's battery-supply chain prowess in Asia again this week, but this time he has a new boast in his back pocket. Research ...
Nov 21, 2022