Tag Archives: Environment

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Some people may not be fans of insects, but they play an important role in our ecosystem. Dan Johnson covered this topic at the March 11 virtual meeting of the Southern Alberta Counci...

Prince Albert residents are being encouraged by the city to get their elm trees pruned by March 31, before the provincial ban comes into effect.April 1 to Aug. 31 is the most active time for the elm b...

EDMONTON - Road-building approvals for coal exploration already exceed legal limits in some parts of Alberta's Rocky Mountains and foothills, suggest documents from the province's energy regulator. "I...

Tick season will soon be here.Dr. Jordan Woodsworth of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan says it can be as soon as early to mid-April when ticks start showin...

NORTH BATTLEFORD, SASK. – The City of North Battleford is looking at ways to address a problem with the erosion of the North Saskatchewan River’s shoreline bank. The city’s planning ...

Work is nearing completion at the intersection of Highways 335 and 35, otherwise known as the Armley Corner.It's also the intersection where the Humboldt Broncos bus crash took place on April 6, 2018....

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister is defending her government's attack on a children's movie about Bigfoot, calling its anti-oil message inaccurate and "quite offensive." Sonya Savage also says it'...

Concerns related to the increasing populations of mule and white-tail deer in the province were among the talking points during this past week's Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM)...

Tens of thousands of lakes were dying, their lifeless waters clear to the depths. Public statues were eroding, their features eaten away by acid falling from the skies.No more. Thirty years after Cana...

While the 2021 forest fire season is still months away, the topic of fire bans, and when they are being implemented, was among the topics discusses during this week's Saskatchewan Association of Rural...