Tag Archives: Environment
Federal government to join assessment of Teck coal mine expansion in B.C.
OTTAWA - The federal government will join an environmental assessment of a major expansion to a proposed southern British Columbia coal mine. "The potential for adverse effects ... may not be mit...
Aug 19, 2020
Cougars target ponies, dogs in pair of Vancouver Island attacks
QUALICUM BEACH - Conservation officers plan to destroy two cougars believed to be responsible for killing a pony and constantly hovering around a sprawling wooded community north of Qualicum Beach. Tr...
Aug 19, 2020
Study on extreme heat in U.S. cities a warning for Canada: researcher
GUELPH, Ont. - Research that finds extreme heat risks from climate change in U.S. cities is much higher than previously thought is a warning for Canada, says one of the authors. "A city like...
Aug 19, 2020
Lac La Ronge water level expected to peak Friday
The water level on Lac La Ronge is expected to reach its peak on or near Aug. 21.That's according to the Water Security Agency (WSA), which states while surface water inflows are declining, levels on ...
Aug 18, 2020
B.C. Indigenous leaders call for closure of all Fraser River sockeye fisheries
VANCOUVER - First Nations groups in British Columbia are calling on the federal fisheries minister to issue an emergency order to close all sockeye fisheries on the Fraser River. A joint news rel...
Aug 18, 2020
R.M. of Prince Albert exploring alternate beaver control methods
The Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Prince Albert is actively exploring the best and most cost-effective method to deal with beaver complaints.Under the current terms of the provincial beaver control pro...
Aug 13, 2020
Northern water level update for Friday, August 7
The Water Security Agency has released its latest update on water levels as the extremely wet spring and summer continues. It appears most areas have reached or are very close to their peak but more r...
Aug 07, 2020
Collapse of Nunavut ice shelf 'like losing a good friend:' glaciologist
A team of scientists placed research instruments into the Milne Ice Shelf in Nunavut last July, with plans to return to collect them this summer and study how the stability of the structure had c...
Aug 07, 2020
Project Falcon initial results in, diamond breakage indicated
The initial findings are in from the first of 10 huge trenches cut into the Fort la Corne diamond exploration site east of Prince Albert.While over 2,500 diamonds weighing a total of 120 carats were r...
Aug 07, 2020
Canada's federal energy regulator names Indigenous advisory committee
OTTAWA - Canada's energy regulator has named a new advisory committee that aims to change how it interacts with Indigenous Peoples in Canada. The Indigenous advisory committee, whi...
Aug 07, 2020