Author: Rex
Dutch elm disease spreading quickly
WINNIPEG – This year is proving to be especially difficult for the Coaltion to Save the Elms, as Dutch elm … Continue reading Dutch elm disease spreading quickly
Tiny piping plover faces extinction
WINNIPEG – Recreational use of Manitoba beaches is pushing one of the province's endangered birds, the piping plover, towards extinction. … Continue reading Tiny piping plover faces extinction
Municipalities apply for mosquito money
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Health is bracing for the peak mosquito season in rural areas, as 11 rural municipalities apply for … Continue reading Municipalities apply for mosquito money
Forest pesticide should be banned: doctor
SMITHERS, B.C. – A Smithers pediatrician has gone to court to challenge the province's use of arsenic to kill mountain … Continue reading Forest pesticide should be banned: doctor
Lower Mainland treaty deal unveiled
VANCOUVER – The Tsawwassen First Nation has announced it's reached a tentative treaty agreement with the B.C. and federal governments … Continue reading Lower Mainland treaty deal unveiled
Boreal Rendezvous Team Athabasca, including Ken Dryden and David Suzuki, gets sent off in memorable True North fashion
The Boreal Rendezvous Athabasca river journey kicked off on July 25, 2003. This summer, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), … Continue reading Boreal Rendezvous Team Athabasca, including Ken Dryden and David Suzuki, gets sent off in memorable True North fashion
Traffic congestion costing economy, study warns
Researchers wonder why caribou crossing ice
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut – Two researchers from a university in Scotland are in Cambridge Bay hoping to solve the mystery … Continue reading Researchers wonder why caribou crossing ice
Ceremony planned for new national park
IQALUIT, Nunavut – After years of work the creation of a new national park in Nunavut will become official later … Continue reading Ceremony planned for new national park
Protesters march toward WTO meeting place
Anti-globalization protesters are back on the streets of downtown Montreal today, but there are fewer of them. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1059474927463_31///?hub=TopStories Continue reading Protesters march toward WTO meeting place
82 birds test positive for West Nile
WINNIPEG – Twenty-seven birds tested positive for West Nile virus in Manitoba during the past week. http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=mb_westnile20030724 Continue reading 82 birds test positive for West Nile