Tag Archives: Environment
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
Emissions reduction fund poorly designed, misleads on emissions cuts: audit
OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says a federal pandemic aid program for the oil and gas sector that was supposed to retain jobs and cut greenhouse-gas emissions is not set up to actually do...
Nov 25, 2021
Extreme wildfire weather increasing around the globe, research says
New research suggests the risk of extreme wildfire events is increasing across the globe, with some of the largest increases in Western Canada. The research, conducted by Natural Resources Canada and ...
Nov 25, 2021
B.C. reopens major section of flood-damaged Trans-Canada Highway in Fraser Valley
VICTORIA - A major section of the Trans-Canada Highway in British Columbia that was under floodwater since last week reopened Thursday, easing traffic congestion and helping connect the Lower Mainland...
Nov 25, 2021
Military's water treatment system in Iqaluit stopped after high winds knock down tent
IQALUIT - The Canadian military says it has temporarily stopped its water treatment operations in Iqaluit after high winds knocked down one of its tents. The tent, covering holding tanks filled with p...
Nov 24, 2021
MPs hold emergency debate on B.C. floods, climate change
OTTAWA - The House of Commons held an emergency debate Wednesday night on the devastating floods in British Columbia amid increased attention to how ill-prepared the country is for the effects of a ch...
Nov 24, 2021