Tag Archives: Environment
B.C. urged to protect at-risk old growth while it works to transform forestry policy
VANCOUVER - The most at-risk ecosystems should be set aside from logging while British Columbia shifts its forestry policies toward a more sustainable system, says a forester who helped write a provin...
Mar 12, 2021
'We got rid of it:' Canada, U.S. mark 30th anniversary of acid rain treaty
Tens of thousands of lakes were dying, their lifeless waters clear to the depths. Public statues were eroding, their features eaten away by acid falling from the skies.No more. Thirty years after Cana...
Mar 12, 2021
'It starts at home:' Former PM Brian Mulroney reflects on lessons from acid rain
The 30th anniversary of one of the most successful environmental treaties ever reached holds lessons for today's fight against climate change, says the man who negotiated the deal. "It starts at home,...
Mar 12, 2021
RMs apply heat on government over fire ban protocols
While the 2021 forest fire season is still months away, the topic of fire bans, and when they are being implemented, was among the topics discusses during this week's Saskatchewan Association of Rural...
Mar 11, 2021
Zebra mussels found in aquarium products sold in Sask.
The Saskatchewan government issued an alert Thursday about the presence of zebra mussels in aquarium products sold in the province.According to the government, zebra mussels - a prohibited aquatic inv...
Mar 11, 2021
OECD says Liberals should hardwire quality-of-life framework into pandemic budget
OTTAWA - An international group that includes Canada is urging the federal Liberals to weave quality-of-life indicators into the budgeting process as a way to justify any post-pandemic stimulus. The O...
Mar 11, 2021
Sask. bear population expected to rise in 2021, says conservation officer
Within the next few weeks, bears will be waking up from hibernation and will go looking for food.That's why a Prince Albert conservation officer is reminding cabin owners to be extra vigilant with res...
Mar 11, 2021
Ottawa won't set new deadline for providing clean water in First Nations communities
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Canada won't set a deadline for lifting all remaining long-term drinking-water advisories in First Nations communities, but it will create a website to provide estimated c...
Mar 10, 2021
Northwest Territories sees spike in illegal caribou hunting along ice roads
YELLOWKNIFE - Officials in the Northwest Territories say hunters are illegally killing caribou in vulnerable herds along the territory's ice roads. Earl Evans, chairman of the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq ...
Mar 09, 2021
Elm tree pruning ban begins on April 1
It's that time of year where pruning elm trees is in season.As of April 1, pruning of elm trees is banned until August 31 to help limit the spread of Dutch Elm Disease. "Dutch Elm Disease is always a ...
Mar 09, 2021