Category Archives: Environment
Alberta, B.C. caribou lose twice as much habitat from fire, industry as they gain
A newly published paper says threatened caribou herds have lost twice as much habitat as they've gained over the last twenty years. Researchers used satellite photos to demonstrate that wildfires, forestry and the energy industry have damaged at least ...
Alberta, B.C. caribou lose twice as much habitat from fire and industry as they gain
Threatened caribou herds in Alberta and British Columbia have lost twice as much habitat as they've gained over the last twenty years and the pace of loss is picking up, new research says.It concludes caribou protection measures such as shooting
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 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
