Category Archives: Environment
B.C. government to control crowds at six busy parks with free day pass
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is introducing a pilot program to control crowds at some of its busiest parks, as residents look to local destinations for recreation. Beginning Monday, free day-use passes will be available for certain areas ...
Feds should invest $50B in green projects for post-pandemic stimulus: experts
OTTAWA — When the time comes for Canada to turn its attention to post-pandemic stimulus, a group of finance and policy experts says Ottawa needs to invest heavily in green infrastructure projects, including energy-efficient buildings, to secure an...
Most ships in Cabot Strait not complying with whale-protection rules: study
HALIFAX — A study of ship speeds in the Cabot Strait shows that two-thirds are not complying with a voluntary speed restriction meant to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales that migrate through the area. Advocacy group Oceana...
States try again to block coal sales that Trump revived
BILLINGS, Mont. — A coalition of states on Monday renewed its push to stop the Trump administration from selling coal from public lands after a previous effort to halt the lease sales was dismissed by a federal judge. Joined by environmentalists
Major new pipelines and mines must show path to ‘net zero’ to get approved
OTTAWA — Proposals for new mines, power plants, pipelines or railways in Canada will have to include plans to hit "net zero" emissions by 2050 if they have any hope of getting approved. But the new rules, contained in the government's
Province to review plan to eradicate smallmouth bass from New Brunswick lake
FREDERICTON — A plan to wipe out a population of smallmouth bass from a New Brunswick lake in order to protect salmon in the Miramichi River has taken another step forward. A coalition of conservation groups were told this week to
Aid for energy heavily weighted towards fossil fuels in COVID-19 response
OTTAWA — Federal energy and environment officials were warned in late April that Canada's clean-tech sector was in danger as COVID-19 knocked the bottom out of the industry. Three months later, a new policy tracker on energy investm...
New study finds wolf culls will not save endangered caribou in Western Canada
VANCOUVER — A government-sponsored wolf kill in Western Canada has had "no detectable effect" on reversing the decline of endangered caribou populations, a study says. Scientists from Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the universitie...
Lethbridge police chief says officers surveilling cabinet minister inexcusable
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The head of the Lethbridge Police Service in southern Alberta says it's shameful and inexcusable that two officers did unauthorized surveillance on a provincial cabinet minister. Chief Scott Woods also notes that...
Two Alberta officers opposed to park plans disciplined over surveillance of minister
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Two Alberta police officers have been temporarily demoted over unauthorized surveillance of a former environment minister and people she met with to discuss a controversial plan to restrict off-road vehicles in a ...
