Tag Archives: Environment
Death of mother grizzly a 'big loss' for bear population in Banff park: experts
Wildlife experts say the death of a mother grizzly bear and her two cubs - including a rare, blond-headed grizzly - in Banff National Park is a major loss to the population. Parks Canada has...
Sep 16, 2020
Trudeau says he doesn't want an election but country will 'figure it out' if need be
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's democratic institutions - including Parliament and Elections Canada - need to be fully functional even in the midst of a deadly pandemic. But he in...
Sep 15, 2020
Peat moss harvesting near La Ronge could start in 2022
If all goes as planned, Lambert Peat Moss Inc. will begin developing land 15 kilometres south of Air Ronge in 2021 with harvesting activities starting in 2022. "When the project is up and running, its...
Sep 15, 2020
Air quality improves slightly in Vancouver from U.S. wildfires
VANCOUVER - Air quality in the Vancouver area has improved slightly but an advisory on smoke that drifted north from wildfires in the United States was still in effect on Tuesday. The advisory wa...
Sep 15, 2020
Major LLRPP campgrounds closed for remainder of 2020
Employees of the Lac La Ronge Provincial Park (LLRIB) are in the midst of closing down the three major campgrounds in the region.Nut Point, Nemeiben Lake and Wadin Bay Campgrounds all closed at the en...
Sep 14, 2020
As fires rage and storms churn, climate and U.S. campaign on collision course
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is a "climate arsonist" bent on watching the country burn, his Democratic challenger said Monday as climate change and presidential politics collided on the campaign trail. J...
Sep 14, 2020
U.S. wildfire smoke blankets B.C., wafts east to Alberta, affecting air quality
Vancouver's air quality is among the worst in the world, Environment Canada said Monday, as wildfire smoke continued to waft across the border from the United States, even reaching parts of Alber...
Sep 14, 2020
Groundhogs occasionally digging up bones, coffin pieces at Montreal cemetery
MONTREAL - When Michelle McSweeney saw a groundhog crawl into an above-ground tomb at Montreal's Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery, it was hard not to be freaked out. "I heard it rattling aroun...
Sep 13, 2020
Smoke from distant fires in U.S. pose 'very high risk' for air quality in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for Metro Vancouver, showing a very high risk to health due to wildfire smoke from Washington and Oregon. The a...
Sep 12, 2020
Battleford reminds residents to steer clear of Finlayson bridge
The Town of Battleford is reminding residents to stay away from Finlayson Island walking bridge, which was closed this July.The North Span Truss Bridge, which connects to the North Battleford side of ...
Sep 12, 2020