Ottawa rejects Alberta’s request for Kyoto delay
OTTAWA – The federal government says it plans to push ahead with ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse … Continue reading Ottawa rejects Alberta’s request for Kyoto delay
Wildlife centre loses animals
Ottawa – Officers with Ontario's Natural Resources have removed more than 30 raccoons from the Ottawa-Carleton Wildlife Centre in the … Continue reading Wildlife centre loses animals
Beluga hunt can continue in protected zones: DFO
Inuvik, N.W.T. – Subsistence hunters have nothing to fear from new oceans management plans, say officials with the Department of … Continue reading Beluga hunt can continue in protected zones: DFO
B.C. opens gates to fish-farm expansion
Victoria ? A seven-year moratorium that restricted the expansion of fish farming in British Columbia was lifted Thursday with the … Continue reading B.C. opens gates to fish-farm expansion
DEAD CROW HAD WEST NILE; PROVINCE’S FIRST CASE
Health officials say the West Nile virus has likely arrived in Manitoba. They have announced the discovery of a dead … Continue reading DEAD CROW HAD WEST NILE; PROVINCE’S FIRST CASE
Development threatens drinking water: chief doc
Whitehorse, Yukon – Public health officials are saying no to development near a Yukon lake, warning it increases the risk … Continue reading Development threatens drinking water: chief doc
BUFFER ZONES AT CENTER OF FISH KILL INVESTIGATION
The lack of a buffer zone at two spots along the Wilmot River could be responsible for the first fish … Continue reading BUFFER ZONES AT CENTER OF FISH KILL INVESTIGATION
N.S. PARKS, MILITARY LANDS CONTAMINATED: REPORT
A federal report shows many Nova Scotia national parks and military facilities have contaminated soil or groundwater. http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_contaminated020713 Continue reading N.S. PARKS, MILITARY LANDS CONTAMINATED: REPORT
STRESS MAY HAVE KILLED MACTAQUAC FISH
Environment Department officials say it wasn't bad water that killed nearly 100 fish in the Mactaquac Head pond last week. … Continue reading STRESS MAY HAVE KILLED MACTAQUAC FISH
BREATHE DEEPLY: THE CLEANUP HAS BEGUN
The cleanup of Toronto has begun. As of one minute past midnight, Toronto's inside and outside workers were officially back … Continue reading BREATHE DEEPLY: THE CLEANUP HAS BEGUN
Peggy’s Cove lighthouse among 1,200 contaminated federal sites
OTTAWA – Environmentalists are upset following the publication of a national inventory of contaminated sites on federal land. http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/07/11/cleanup020711 Continue reading Peggy’s Cove lighthouse among 1,200 contaminated federal sites
Peggy’s Cove lighthouse among 1,200 contaminated federal sites
OTTAWA – Environmentalists are upset following the publication of a national inventory of contaminated sites on federal land. http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/07/11/cleanup020711 Continue reading Peggy’s Cove lighthouse among 1,200 contaminated federal sites