Tag Archives: Environment
Crackdown on land protests in 2020 infringes on liberties, future activism: experts
TORONTO - Months after a group of Haudenosaunee people set up camp on a construction site near Caledonia, Ont., an provincial court granted Haldimand County an order permanently forbidding people from...
Dec 10, 2020
Permanent fishway to be built at Fraser River landslide: Fisheries and Oceans
VANCOUVER - Fisheries and Oceans Canada has awarded a contract that would see a permanent fishway built to help fish migrate past a massive landslide on a remote stretch of British Columbia's Fraser R...
Dec 09, 2020
Wildfire mitigation work starting soon in La Ronge
A tender for forest vegetation thinning and brush pile burning services in La Ronge has closed and Mayor Colin Ratushniak expects the wildfire mitigation work to begin as soon as possible. "I think it...
Dec 09, 2020
Increased interest for real Christmas trees at Prince Albert National Park
The fifth annual Waskesiu Christmas Tree Harvest got underway last week at the Prince Albert National Park. They welcomed just under 200 guests during their opening week and was much busier than previ...
Dec 08, 2020
Governments to invest in $875-million biofuel plant project southeast of Montreal
MONTREAL - Quebec and federal officials announced an investment Tuesday in a biofuel production facility that will use non-recyclable residual materials, diverting those items from landfills while red...
Dec 08, 2020
Raven that was stolen from Montreal-area zoo has been found: executive director
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area zoo says a raven that went missing during a break-in at the property last month has been found. Ecomuseum executive director David Rodrigue says Kola the raven is back home ...
Dec 08, 2020
North Battleford advises caution around ice this season
The North Battleford Fire Department and city of NB are urging residents to use caution when engaging in activities on or around the ice this season.Many activities, including skating, ice fishing and...
Dec 08, 2020
Future value of Trans Mountain pipeline rests on Liberals' climate plans, PBO says
OTTAWA - The federal government could end up losing money on the Trans Mountain pipeline if it further tightens its climate policy and ends up decreasing demand for Canadian oil, the parliamentary bud...
Dec 08, 2020
Environmental groups keep fighting KXL despite Biden's promise to block pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Critics of Canada's most controversial cross-border pipeline projects aren't taking their demise for granted under president-elect Joe Biden. A new report from the U.S.-based Rainfo...
Dec 08, 2020
5,800 years of droppings: Unique approach yields first long-term seabird trend data
Scientists have sifted through nearly 6,000 years of seabird droppings to get what they say could be the first long-term reading on how their numbers are affected by humans. "It's a stinky job, but so...
Dec 07, 2020