Tag Archives: Environment
Study suggests Arctic to see more rain than snow earlier than expected
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Research suggests that rain will become more common in the Arctic than snow and, because of climate change, it could happen earlier than predicted with severeconsequences for the re...
Nov 30, 2021
Travel advisory issued as British Columbia prepares for more heavy rain
VANCOUVER - Officials warned against non-essential travel Tuesday as the forecast called for heavy rainfall across swaths of southern and coastal British Columbia, including areas devastated by floodi...
Nov 30, 2021
Turtleford honoured with provincial Communities in Bloom award
The Town of Turtleford is thrilled to have a new feather in its cap after receiving a Saskatchewan Communities in Bloom 'Special Recognition' award this year.The award recognizes the town's Memorial P...
Nov 29, 2021
British Columbia extends gas rationing, state of emergency after floods
VICTORIA - Fuel rationing in parts of British Columbia was extended Monday for another two weeks until Dec. 14 to allow crews to bring the Trans Mountain pipeline back online after a series of devasta...
Nov 29, 2021
B.C. set to use Alert Ready system when next storm strikes in days ahead
VICTORIA - British Columbia is prepared to use a national emergency alert system ahead of what could be the most intense rainfall since a storm two weeks ago devastated communities and destroyed criti...
Nov 28, 2021
First Nations, regional district in B.C. working together to restore diverted river
A British Columbia regional district and three neighbouring First Nations have agreed to work together to restore a river that has been diverted for the last 70 years in order to generate hydroelectri...
Nov 28, 2021
Evacuation alerts, highway closures as more rain hammers southern B.C.
VICTORIA - Southern British Columbians braced for another severe storm Saturday, with a new set of evacuation alerts issued and officials in an already devastated agricultural community warning of ano...
Nov 27, 2021
Wilkinson says aid program to cut methane emissions will be reconsidered
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Friday a pandemic aid program to help oil and gas companies cut their methane emissions will be revisited now that the industry is back on i...
Nov 26, 2021
Ottawa and British Columbia promise co-operation on province's flooding
VICTORIA - The federal and British Columbia governments have created a joint committee of cabinet ministers to deal with the devastation caused by flooding, while also promising to match donations giv...
Nov 26, 2021
David Suzuki apologizes for remark on pipelines being "blown up" over climate change
Environmentalist David Suzuki has apologized for comments he made about pipelines being blown up if government leaders don't urgently address climate change. In a statement on Thursday, Suzuki says hi...
Nov 25, 2021