Tag Archives: Environment
Written in the stars: Sask. man’s journey from Canora to Mars
As a kid, Tim Haltigin quickly became familiar with stars in the night sky.They illuminated the farm near Canora where he grew up. His curiosity was as constant as the constellations that kept him com...
Mar 08, 2021
Treatment plant committee prepares to test the waters
By the end of this month, the committee overseeing a proposed new water treatment plant west of Prince Albert, anticipates reaching out to upwards of 600 home owners affected by the development.The pr...
Mar 05, 2021
Proposed federal carbon offset credit regulations raise farmer advocate's concern
CALGARY - Projects that qualify to sell federal greenhouse gas emission credits to offset industrial carbon taxes will have to have been started in the past four years and go "beyond business-as-usual...
Mar 05, 2021
Wildlife Federation set for Smoker Meal, summer projects
The Battlefords Wildlife Federation is hoping to get a good start on 2021 projects this spring.The group's biggest annual event, Smoker to Go, is scheduled for April 10 at the federation's clubhouse. ...
Mar 05, 2021
Saskatchewan ice fishers to remove shelters by March deadlines
With the ice fishing season coming to an end, the Government of Saskatchewan is reminding residents to remove their ice fishing shelters by their region's deadline.All ice fishing shelters south of Hi...
Mar 04, 2021
Winter supply of Chinook salmon critical to survival of orcas, says study
VANCOUVER - Endangered southern resident killer whales would have a much better chance of survival if chinook were in their hunting grounds during winter off the coast of British Columbia, a new study...
Mar 03, 2021
Nunavut judge grants injunction against hunters who protested at mine site
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A Nunavut judge has granted a mining company an injunction against hunters who stopped its iron ore operation when they protested at the site last month. About a dozen Inuit hunters...
Mar 03, 2021
Over 100 new projects to get $518 million in federal research funding
OTTAWA - Efforts to boost Canada's ability to produce vaccines are among over 100 research projects receiving new federal money. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $518 million Wednesday he says ...
Mar 03, 2021
Time is now for 'stock-taking' to ensure robust North American supply chains: experts
WASHINGTON - Last year's confluence of COVID-19 and Donald Trump exposed the urgent need to reinvent North America, experts across the continent agreed Tuesday as they explored how best to fortify its...
Mar 02, 2021
Canada can't 'power past coal' and keep exporting it, environment group says
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says there is no path to eliminating greenhouse-gas emissions that doesn't include phasing out coal power, but critics say Canada's leadership is taint...
Mar 02, 2021