Tag Archives: Environment
Greta Thunberg pushes Canada, Norway, on climate before UN Security Council vote
OTTAWA - Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is urging developing island nations to use the upcoming United Nations Security Council election as leverage to push Canada and Norway to ste...
Jun 10, 2020
'Almost complete loss' of early salmon runs at Fraser River slide last year: DFO
OTTAWA - Early runs of Stuart sockeye and chinook salmon were devastated last year because they couldn't make it past a massive landslide on British Columbia's Fraser River, govern...
Jun 09, 2020
City aims for Little Red reopening June 19
Prince Albert parks staff are working to get the core section of Little Red River Park near the main gate ready to reopen. The area has been closed since April 26 following flooding caused by river br...
Jun 09, 2020
Entry permit required to enter Lac La Ronge Provincial Park campgrounds
Those making use of the Lac La Ronge Provincial Park (LLRPP) this summer will be required to purchase a park entry permit. It's the first year such a pass will be required to enter the LLRPP, which ha...
Jun 09, 2020
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