Tag Archives: Environment
Humpback whale that thrilled crowds in Montreal reported dead in St. Lawrence
MONTREAL - There was no fairytale ending for a wayward humpback whale that captivated crowds in the Montreal area in recent days, as a whale research group announced Tuesday that the an...
Jun 09, 2020
Free compost now available for pick-up at the P.A. landfill
Prince Albert residents are starting to reap the rewards of three years of participation in the city-wide yard waste collection program. Anyone with a valid city water bill who has paid the sanitation...
Jun 08, 2020
Alberta First Nations appeal suspension of environmental monitoring in oilpatch
EDMONTON - Three northern Alberta First Nations want to appeal the province's decision to suspend environmental monitoring in the oilpatch. The Mikisew Cree First Nation, the Fort McKay First Nat...
Jun 08, 2020
Alberta First Nations appeal suspension of environmental monitoring in oilpatch
EDMONTON - Three northern Alberta First Nations are asking to appeal the province's suspension of environmental monitoring in the oilpatch because it "fails to come close" to being a reasonable d...
Jun 08, 2020
N.W.T. First Nations community gets UN award for work on new national park
A remote community in Canada's North has been awarded a major United Nations prize for decades of work to help create a new national park and vast protected area. The Equator Prize...
Jun 05, 2020
First Nations, environmentalists ask for restart of oilpatch monitoring
EDMONTON - Seven environmental and Indigenous groups have asked the Alberta government to restart oilpatch monitoring as soon as possible given that other activities are coming out of t...
Jun 04, 2020
New study is first full list of species that only exist in Canada
OTTAWA - For the first time, Canadian biologists have come up with a list of plants, insects and animals that live only in this country and say many of them are in danger of extinction if th...
Jun 04, 2020
Water Security Agency issues advisory for above normal flows in Churchill River System
Stream flows are above normal in all portions of the Churchill River System east of Peter Pond Lake. That's according to the Water Security Agency (WSA), which is advising residents who live in the ar...
Jun 03, 2020
Province reminding people to take steps to protect against ticks
The provincial government wants people to remember they need to be aware ticks. Saskatchewan's deputy chief medical health officer, Dr. Denise Werker said people should know the insects can pose a pot...
Jun 03, 2020
Students wrap up special class online
A Prince Albert teacher is continuing with his outdoor education class online.Jordan Holmen, who teaches the class at Riverside Public School explained he and other teachers along with a representativ...
Jun 02, 2020