Category Archives: Environment
Wilkinson, First Nations concerned by sale of energy leases in Alaska wildlife refuge
Federal politicians and northern First Nations expressed concern over Wednesday's sale of energy leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. "Canada continues to strongly oppose development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge due to the pote...
Ontario First Nation hopes new funding will end some water advisories
OTTAWA — The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation is expanding its water system to deliver clean drinking water to hundreds of residents who have been grappling for more than a decade with seven drinking water advisories. The Bay
Protected areas may not safeguard all that Canadians need them to: research
The natural regions Canada protects don't line up that well with where Canadians actually need them, research suggests. A paper published Tuesday concludes that the country's vast network of parks isn't adequately safeguarding areas that provide fresh ...
Industry, local mayors say they weren’t consulted on B.C. fish farm phase out plan
VANCOUVER — Several Vancouver Island mayors and members of British Columbia's salmon farming industry say a federal decision to phase out fish farming has left them feeling "disposable and discarded."In an open letter to Fisheries Minister Bernadette J...
Alberta decision to open Rockies to coal mining to face court challenges in new year
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is to face at least two court challenges in the new year over its decision to rescind decades-old protections and open the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains to coal mining. Landowners and the Ermineskin and
United Conservatives back down on Alberta parks, declare victory: professor
EDMONTON — An Alberta political science professor is calling the United Conservative government's announcement on parks its first major policy defeat. Duane Bratt of Calgary's Mount Royal University says the announcement is the first time he's seen the...
‘Resounding success’: Alberta calls parks policy a victory despite climbdown claims
EDMONTON — The Alberta government says its new parks announcement is a clear victory, not a climbdown. "Government’s latest call for partners has been a resounding success, meaning all areas currently considered Provincial Parks or Public Recreation Ar...
Alberta government says no parks to close after partnerships found
EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it won't be closing any provincial parks, whether it can find someone to run them or not. "I am grateful for the hard work of our parks partners and look forward to keeping our parks
Federal government announces funding to restore Wood Buffalo National Park
OTTAWA — The federal government has more than doubled previous funding commitments for Canada's largest national park to answer environmental concerns from Indigenous groups and a United Nations agency.Wood Buffalo National Park — a UNESCO World Herita...
Traditional knowledge at centre of efforts to protect land from shipwreck’s fuel
BLIGH ISLAND — Not far from an oily sheen on the waters of British Columbia's Nootka Sound is a site that the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation considers the centre of the world. Dorothy Hunt, who is part of the environmental unit for
