Category Archives: Environment
Montreal suburb’s plan to charge for picnic table reservations draws backlash
MONTREAL — A Montreal suburb is stirring up debate over a plan to charge its citizens to reserve picnic tables in city parks. A draft bylaw by Dorval city council proposes charging $10 for residents to reserve a picnic table for
Montreal suburb’s plan to charge for picnic table reservations draws backlash
MONTREAL — A Montreal suburb's plan to charge its citizens to reserve picnic tables in city parks is stirring up debate over how best to manage the increased demand for green space amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A draft bylaw by Dorval
B.C. Supreme Court rejects Wet’suwet’en bid to toss LNG pipeline certificate
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Supreme Court has rejected a bid to quash the extension of the environmental assessment certificate for the natural gas pipeline at the centre of countrywide protests in February last year. The Office of the Wet'suwet'e...
B.C. government puts $9.5 million toward removing more than 100 derelict boats
VICTORIA — B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman says the province is spending $9.5 million to address the "massive" problem of marine debris along the coast. Four projects will share the funding to clean up 1,200 kilometres of coastline and more th...
B.C. government puts $9.5 million toward removing more than 100 derelict boats
VICTORIA — B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman says the province is spending $9.5 million to address the "massive" problem of marine debris along the coast. Four projects will share the funding to clean up 1,200 kilometres of coastline and more th...
B.C. government puts $9.5 million toward removing more than 100 derelict boats
VICTORIA — B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman says the province is spending $9.5 million to address the "massive" problem of marine debris along the coast. Four projects will share the funding to clean up 1,200 kilometres of coastline and more th...
The Hamburglar? How a story about meat limits fell apart
NEW YORK — President Joe Biden spent only a weekend as the “Hamburglar” in the conservative media world. But while the false story lasted, it moved with a damaging speed and breadth, another example of a closed ecosystem of information affecting
Avalanche safety efforts on B.C. highways get solid marks from auditor general
VICTORIA — British Columbia is effectively managing highway avalanche risks, says a report by the province's auditor general that examined two decades of data. Michael Pickup said Tuesday an audit by his office found avalanche deaths on B.C. highways a...
First Nations, coal companies asking Alberta for better consultation on mines
EDMONTON — Five First Nations whose land stretches along most of Alberta's Rocky Mountains and three coal companies hoping to develop mines in the area have written the province to demand better Indigenous consultation. "Alberta has not engaged with Si...
‘Not sustainable:’ Alberta bringing user fee to Kananaskis Country west of Calgary
KANANASKIS, Alta. — Albertans hoping to escape to a popular provincial recreation area in the Rockies during the COVID-19 pandemic will soon have to pay for the privilege. Kananaskis Country, which is about 100 kilometres west of Calgary, has been flo...
