Tag Archives: Environment
Christmas Bird Count planned for Vermilion region
VERMILION, Alta. - Bird enthusiasts in the Lloydminster area can look forward to the upcoming Vermilion River Naturalist Society’s Christmas Bird Count (CBC) coming up. The event is planned for ...
Dec 16, 2021
Christmas Bird Count planned for Vermilion region
Bird enthusiasts in the Lloydminster area can look forward to the upcoming Vermilion River Naturalist Society's Christmas Bird Count (CBC) coming up. The event is planned for Dec. 18 this year.The gro...
Dec 16, 2021
'Trying to tell us something': Climatologist says 2021 a weather year like no other
When Dave Phillips, Environment Canada's senior climatologist, began 26 years ago compiling his annual list of the country's Top 10 weather events, he sometimes had to stretch a bit. "One of the big s...
Dec 16, 2021
Heat dome, flooding, drought: A list of Canada's Top 10 weather events in 2021
Dave Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada, has been compiling a Top 10 list of Canada's weather events for more than two decades. Here are his picks for 2021: 1. Heat dome in Western...
Dec 16, 2021
New trespassing laws in Saskatchewan to come into force Jan. 1
Saskatchewan's new trespassing laws are to take effect Jan. 1.The Trespass to Property Amendment Act, 2019, and The Trespass to Property Consequential Amendments Act, 2019 will require people wishing ...
Dec 16, 2021
Mining the future: Canada's high hopes to become a global critical mineral powerhouse
OTTAWA - Getting the world to net-zero emissions by 2050 will require the production of critical minerals and metals to grow sixfold over the next 30 years, the International Energy Agency declared in...
Dec 16, 2021
Cars, couches, propane and fuel tanks among debris from record flooding in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Unprecedented flooding in southwestern British Columbia has left hard-hit communities dealing with the disposal of debris like drywall, insulation, silt-soaked mattresses, couches a...
Dec 16, 2021
More research is needed connect climate change to B.C.'s extreme weather: analyst
EDMONTON - An extreme weather researcher says it's not yet clear whether this year's floods and heat waves in British Columbia can be attributed to human-caused climate change. Aseem Sharma with Natur...
Dec 15, 2021
Main B.C. highway to reopen to essential traffic by Monday after storms
VANCOUVER - A key highway link between British Columbia's Lower Mainland and the rest of the province will reopen to essential traffic by the end of the day on Monday, five weeks after it was heavily ...
Dec 15, 2021
Ottawa intends to fill charging-station deserts to encourage EV adoption: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - When Wilf Steimle makes the 600-kilometre drive from his home near Barrie, Ont., to board meetings in Montreal, he can get there in under seven hours with three 12-minute stops to repower his...
Dec 15, 2021