Tag Archives: Environment
New head of Alberta Energy Regulator wants to rebuild confidence in leadership
CALGARY - Like a sports coach coming off a disappointing season, the new head of the agency that regulates Alberta's heavily challenged energy industry knows he's got some work to do. "One (goal) is r...
May 02, 2020
CPCA suspends 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns
The Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) officially suspended the 2020 racing season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.In a statement Friday, the CPCA outlined the decision made in order to pr...
May 01, 2020 The CPCA is suspending the entire 2020 season till 2021 to protect the health of drivers, horses and more. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW)
Flood evacuation orders continue in parts of Alberta as some residents return
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - More of the 13,000 residents forced out by flooding in Fort McMurray have been allowed to return to their homes, but an ice jam on the Peace River was threatening seve...
May 01, 2020
Ice jam that caused flooding in Fort McMurray melting
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - An ice jam on the Athabasca River is nearly half the size it was earlier this week when it caused major flooding in Fort McMurray and forced 13,000 people from their homes. The ...
Apr 30, 2020
Planning starts for return of Alberta flood evacuees as ice jams melt, break up
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - An ice jam had shrunk to almost half its size Thursday after causing major flooding earlier in the week that forced 13,000 people from their homes in Fort McMurra...
Apr 30, 2020
Ice jam intel: How the Athabasca River ice buildup is flooding Fort McMurray
Ice jams can stretch for kilometres, reach several metres in height and cause rivers to rise in a matter of hours, says one river ice expert. An ice dam roughly 25 kilometres long&...
Apr 29, 2020
Ice jam intel: How the Athabasca River ice buildup is flooding Fort McMurray
Ice jams can stretch for kilometres, reach several metres in height and cause rivers to rise in a matter of hours, says one river ice expert. An ice dam roughly 25 kilometres long&...
Apr 29, 2020
Supreme Court moves provincial appeals of carbon tax to September
OTTAWA - Canada's national fight over the carbon tax won't get sorted out at the Supreme Court of Canada until the fall. The Supreme Court says appeals from both Saskatchewan and Ontario over cases th...
Apr 29, 2020
Spring breakup along Saskatchewan River leads to high water levels in Wapiti Regional Park
The spring runoff and spring breakup along the river system in northeast Saskatchewan has caused some issues.The Wapiti Regional Park including the ski and snowboard resort area (left background) saw ...
Apr 29, 2020 This was where the water was on the morning of Monday, April 27 around Wapiti Regional Park and the ski and snowboard resort. (Facebook/Broad Leaf Media)
'It's a lot:' Fort McMurray residents deal with floods during COVID-19 pandemic
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Fort McMurray resident Michelle Toner says it's been a hectic, sad week in the northern Alberta city. "Dealing with low oil prices, COVID-19 and now this massive flood that hasn...
Apr 29, 2020