Tag Archives: Environment
Study suggests climate change made B.C. floods at least twice as likely
Catastrophic floods that swamped much of southern British Columbia last fall were at least twice as likely because of climate change, suggests new research from Environment Canada. The study, now unde...
Feb 15, 2022
'We were right there': Guardians in Fort Good Hope step in when no one else can
Twyla Edgi-Masuzumi was the first person to get a call when a family of six disappeared on the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories while travelling by boat to a funeral last summer. Edgi-Masu...
Feb 13, 2022
Industry, provincial lobbying weaken proposed federal coal effluent rules: critics
EDMONTON - The federal government has bowed to provincial and industry lobbying in weakening proposed standards for coal mining effluent, critics say. The draft regulations, released earlier this year...
Feb 13, 2022
New majority Indigenous partnership announced, “green” economic opportunities for First Nations
A new majority Indigenous-owned enterprise is hoping to drive the Indigenous economy and create employment opportunities throughout the continent.miEnergy North America is a partnership among 10 First...
Feb 10, 2022
Design contract awarded for proposed water treatment plant
The construction of a $52-million water treatment plant west of Prince Albert, has taken another step towards becoming a reality.The third, and one of the more complex components of the overall projec...
Feb 10, 2022
Researchers find evidence of first dinosaur with sore throat, flu symptoms
The dinosaur had a flu. A really bad flu. Cary Woodruff, a recent PhD graduate from the University of Toronto, and a team of researchers studieda fossil that may provide evidence of the first known ca...
Feb 10, 2022
Provincial park launches survey about Nut Point winter trail usage
Users of the winter trails at Nut Point Campground have until the end of March to complete an online survey. Administration with the Lac La Ronge Provincial Park launched the survey in January to gath...
Feb 10, 2022
Interior B.C. library adds radon detector kits to its borrowing options
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Residents in parts of British Columbia's southern Interior will only need a valid library card if they want access to a tool that could help make their homes safer. The Thompson-Nicol...
Feb 09, 2022
Conservation officers brave the cold during training session in Candle Lake
Jumping into freezing cold water is not something many Saskatchewan residents would sign up for, but to become a conservation officer in our province it's necessary.Recently the Ministry of Environmen...
Feb 08, 2022
Advocates thrilled as court orders Health Canada to reassess glyphosate decision
OTTAWA - A popular weed killer is back under review after the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that Health Canada didn't follow its own rules for regulating pesticides and herbicides. It is the latest tw...
Feb 07, 2022