Tag Archives: Environment
Feds overhauling methane-reduction fund slammed by environment commissioner
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is overhauling a methane-reduction program that the environment commissioner slammed last fall as poorly designed and a waste of money. The third...
Jan 07, 2022
Ice fishing season underway in northwest region
Many ice fishing enthusiasts in the northwest region of the province are out getting back into the sport again this year. The ice fishing season usually runs from around mid-December through to the en...
Jan 06, 2022
Ice fishing season underway in northwest region
Many ice fishing enthusiasts in the northwest region of the province are out getting back into the sport again this year.The ice fishing season usually runs from around mid-December through to the end...
Jan 06, 2022
Keurig to pay $3 million fine for false, misleading claims on recycling of its K-CUPs
OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau says Keurig Canada will pay a $3 million penalty for making false or misleading claims that its single-use K-Cup pods can be recycled. In a statement Thursday the burea...
Jan 06, 2022
Logging in watersheds among stressors for declining Pacific salmon, experts say
VANCOUVER - The compounding effects of climate change and logging are contributing tothe degradation of Pacific salmon habitat, experts say, adding a reassessment of watershed logging and restoration ...
Jan 03, 2022
Dedicated Turtleford group takes part in Christmas Bird Count
TURTLEFORD, Sask. - A group of about 15 enthusiasts committed to participate in the Turtleford area Christmas Bird Count this year.Coordinator Brent Keen was pleased with the event held Dec. 28 but sa...
Dec 31, 2021
Dedicated Turtleford group takes part in Christmas Bird Count
TURTLEFORD, Sask. - A group of about 15 enthusiasts committed to participate in the Turtleford area Christmas Bird Count this year. Coordinator Brent Keen was pleased with the event held Dec. 28 but s...
Dec 30, 2021
Dedicated Turtleford group takes part in Christmas Bird Count
A group of about 15 enthusiasts committed to participate in the Turtleford area Christmas Bird Count this year.Coordinator Brent Keen was pleased with the event held Dec. 28 but said he would have lik...
Dec 30, 2021
Fish show quick improvement when mercury releases into lakes cut off: study
Mercury contamination in freshwater fish populations falls quickly once new sources of the toxic chemical are cut off, says new research. Paul Blanchfield, lead author of the study published in the jo...
Dec 21, 2021
Feds moving to ban plastic straws, bags by end of 2022: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - It's the end of days for plastic grocery bags and Styrofoam takeout containers in Canada. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault published draft regulations Tuesday outlining how Canada will ...
Dec 21, 2021