Tag Archives: Environment
Ongoing protest over old-growth logging on Vancouver Island marks one year
PORT RENFREW, B.C. - In the year since the first camp was set up to prevent old-growth logging around the Fairy Creek watershed on southern Vancouver Island, an expert in Canadian environmental moveme...
Aug 29, 2021
Canadian coal company appeals tough U.S. selenium rule as provinces consider mines
A Canadian coal-mining giant is fighting new American environmental rules that tighten restrictions on the release of a contaminant toxic to fish. On Aug. 13, Teck Resources petitioned Montana to resc...
Aug 28, 2021
Mix of toxic pollutants left behind in ash after wildfires scorch communities: expert
VANCOUVER - Wildfires that race through communities, incinerating ingredients that make up modern-day life, can leave behind a trail of toxic metal, says an expert. Michael Brauer, a professor at the ...
Aug 28, 2021
Coroner releases report into 2020 death of six snowmobilers in Lac-St-Jean, Que.
MONTREAL - A lack of signage and an ill-fated decision to take an unfamiliar shortcut contributed to the deaths of five French snowmobilers and their guide in Quebec's Lac-St-Jean region in early 2020...
Aug 27, 2021
More money and resources to be added to help fight wildfires in B.C., says Horgan
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - Lessons learned from recent destructive wildfire seasons in British Columbia will be reflected in the next budget, ensuring the province is prepared to meet similar challenges, says...
Aug 27, 2021
Two major wildfires in B.C.'s southern Interior now classified as 'being held'
VANCOUVER - Two of the largest wildfires in British Columbia are now classified as "being held" after weeks of burning out of control and forcing people out of their homes. The BC Wildfire Service sai...
Aug 26, 2021
'It's very disturbing': Expert says sea stars melting away because of wasting disease
VANCOUVER - Sea stars in the waters off British Columbia that died off in the billions about a decade ago are not recovering as expected, an expert says. A new study published by the Royal Society sai...
Aug 25, 2021
B.C. wildfires trending in right direction, fire service manager says
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A manager for British Columbia's wildfire service says conditions are trending in the right direction with the number of fires that threaten public safety and property dropping down t...
Aug 24, 2021
Stoney Nakoda celebrate name change of Alberta mountain landmark
CANMORE, Alta. - The Alberta government says a prominent landmark in the Rocky Mountains has been renamed in the spirit of reconciliation. The offensive name for the feature on Mount Charles Stewart c...
Aug 23, 2021
Impact of fires on wildlife needs study as blazes get bigger and hotter, says expert
The blazes that have scorched several parts of Western Canada have affected wildlife populations incinerating their habitat, which may take many years to recover, an expert says. Karen Hodges, a profe...
Aug 23, 2021