Environment

Mayor says northern Alberta town still under threat from nearby wildfire

HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - The mayor of a northwestern Alberta town says the threat from a powerful wildfire burning three kilometres away has not passed and warns evacuees they could be out longer...

May 24, 2019

Wind remains on firefighters' side in bout with northern Alberta wildfire

HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Despite heavy smoke, officials say a lighter wind out of the northeast has allowed for great progress on reining in a wildfire that's forced thousands of people from thei...

May 22, 2019

High Level and Mackenzie County under Mandatory Evacuation

GRANDE PRAIRIE -- A state of local emergency and evacuation Alert that had been issued for the town of High Level, was upgraded to a full-blown evacuation at 4:00 Monday afternoon, as a result of a fa...

May 20, 2019 Photo courtesy Facebook/Deb Stecyk

‘Rope-a-dope’: Environmentalists say Alberta war room threat won’t distract them

EDMONTON -- Environmental groups targeted by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney are shrugging off the new government's promised $30-million "war room" to fight criticisms of the province's energy industry."...

May 19, 2019 The Canadian Press

Scheer promises coast-to-coast energy corridor as he outlines economic vows

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer pledged Thursday to pursue a coast-to-coast energy corridor, achieve Canadian oil independence within a decade and adjust mortgage rules with the aim of maki...

May 16, 2019 The Canadian Press

Efforts continue to rebuild infrastructure in Waterton Lakes National Park after 2017 Kenow fire

WATERTON LAKES N.P. - More than a year-and-a-half after the 2017 Kenow Fire tore through Waterton Lakes National Park and surrounding areas destroying not only parkland but also infrastructure, effort...

Andrew Snook May 13, 2019 Waterton Lakes NP

Material Recovery Facility fully operational ahead of curbside recycling beginning next week

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge's new Material Recovery Facility (MRF) started up on Wednesday, May 8, thanks to some eager grade four and five students from Fleetwood-Bawden Elementary School...

May 08, 2019

Construction underway on new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre

WATERTON LAKES NP - After several years of planning, public engagement, engineering and design work, construction is now underway on the new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre. The $17.3 mill...

Justin Goulet May 08, 2019 Artist's rendition of new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre

Bighorn proposal will not go through, says new Environment and Parks Minister

RED DEER -- The former NDP government's $40 million Bighorn proposal will be going up in smoke, according to Jason Nixon, who was recently appointed to the Environment and Parks portfolio.The plan was...

May 05, 2019 MLA Jason Nixon

Dead elk renew calls for wildlife fencing through mountain town near Banff park

CANMORE, Alta. - An environmental group is renewing calls for wildlife fencing along the Trans-Canada Highway through a small Alberta mountain town after seven elk were killed on the weekend in collis...

Apr 29, 2019 The Canadian Press