Tag Archives: Environment
Nisbet Trout Pond near P.A. to be decommissioned
The days are numbered for the Nisbet Trout Pond located in a forest setting off Highway 3 to the northwest of the city of Prince Albert. The province says work is underway to find a new location close...
Jun 27, 2021
Record heat now due from B.C., to Alberta, parts of Yukon and Northwest Territories
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has extended heat warnings to cover all but the western edge of British Columbia, and the sizzling conditions are also forecast for the entire northern half of Alberta a...
Jun 25, 2021
P.A. National Park encouraging residents to visit midweek for more room to explore
The Prince Albert National Park is informing the public visiting the park on a weekday rather than on the weekend allows for more space to explore.According to a media release, Parks Canada said amid ...
Jun 25, 2021
Environment Canada issues heat warnings, says record-high temperatures loom for B.C.
VANCOUVER - Jeremy Cain spent Thursday overseeing a team of outreach workers in Kamloops, B.C., in a race against an impending heat wave that he worries will put the city's already vulnerable communit...
Jun 24, 2021
BARWA Landfill among local projects receiving ICIP funding
The provincial and federal government's announced on Wednesday that 23 projects in Saskatchewan would be the recipients of some more Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) funding.One of th...
Jun 24, 2021
Mama bear and cubs euthanized after becoming habituated around Candle Lake neighbourhood
Conservation officers tried every tool available to them over the course of several days to try and deter a bear and her cubs from roaming near the golf course and rummaging through garbage in the Asp...
Jun 23, 2021
Park use in Canada soared during COVID, creating challenges for cities, survey finds
MONTREAL - A new survey has found that Canadians have flocked to their local parks during the COVID-19 pandemic, creating both challenges and opportunities for cities. The survey by charity organizati...
Jun 23, 2021
Scale and speed of change needed to achieve 2030 climate goal a challenge, says PBO
OTTAWA - A new report released from Canada's parliamentary budget officer Wednesday says the speed at which change needs to happen for how people drive and heat buildings will make it tough for the Li...
Jun 23, 2021
Trans Mountain tree cutting can resume as stop-work order on pipeline route lifts
CALGARY - A federal regulator has lifted a stop-work order on tree cutting and grass mowing along the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project route. Trans Mountain has now submitted a satisfactory p...
Jun 22, 2021
Coal companies hope to move forward with mines in Alberta despite roadblocks
Two coal companies planning to develop mines in Alberta's Rocky Mountains say they hope to move forward despite new regulatory and political roadblocks. "We feel that our mine plan that we are going t...
Jun 22, 2021