Environment

Thousands of litres of oily substance released into Oldman River

LETHBRIDGE, AB - What's believed to be between 3,500 and 4,500 litres of cooking oil was somehow recently released into Lethbridge's stormwater drainage system and ended up in the Oldman River.That's ...

Sep 04, 2019 What's believed to be cooking oil was released into the Oldman River

Brazil, Bolivia assessing needs after Canada offers $15M aid for Amazon fires

OTTAWA - A Canadian official says Brazil and other Amazon-basin countries are considering Canada's offer of $15 million and equipment to help fight the fires destroying the South American rainforest. ...

Aug 27, 2019

Windfarm powering local economy

Bow Island, AB - It's a beehive of activity at the site of the Whitla Windfarm south of Bow Island as the 56 turbine project begins taking shape amongst the canola, lentil and wheat fields.Gravel road...

Aug 17, 2019 One of 56 turbines takes shape at Whitla Windfarm south of Bow Island – credit Alex McCuaig

Canadian Crop Hail Association receives more than 10,000 damage claims this year

The Canadian Crop Hail Association says more than 10-thousand damage claims have been received by its member companies so far this year.At the mid-point of the year, Saskatchewan farmers have filed ne...

Aug 16, 2019 Molnar corn field hit by hail Aug 6 -- LNN

Crews continue to make discoveries at Dinosaur Provincial Park

Dinosaur Provincial Park, AB - Every year, thousands of tourists pass through Dinosaur Provincial Park.75 million years ago, it was over 50 different species of dinosaurs passing though those same bad...

Aug 15, 2019 Royal Tyrrell Museum crews working at Dinosaur Provincial Park (Photo by Ross Lavigne)

Lethbridge's first electric vehicle fast charger launches at Park Place Mall

LETHBRIDGE -- The Peaks to Prairies Electric Vehicle Charging Network celebrated the launch of Lethbridge's first Direct Current Fast Charger (DCFC) Wednesday.It's owned and operated by ATCO and is lo...

Aug 15, 2019 Asanga Gunatillaka (ATCO) and Councillor Jeff Carlson (City of Lethbridge)

Alberta, Saskatchewan say they have no plans to put anti-carbon tax stickers on pumps

EDMONTON - Carbon-tax-fighting governments in Alberta and Saskatchewan say they have no plans to follow Ontario's lead and force gas stations to put anti-carbon tax stickers on their pumps.Ontario's P...

Aug 15, 2019 Jason Kenney -- The Canadian Press

22 confirmed tornadoes across Alberta so far this year

LETHBRIDGE -- In what has been the busiest tornado season in the past 20 years across the Wildrose province, as a report from Environment Canada shows that 22 tornadoes have touched down so far in 201...

Aug 10, 2019 July 14 tornado near Crossfield (Photo: Kyle Brittain)

Tuesday's damaging winds equivalent to an EF1 tornado according to Environment Canada

BARNWELL, AB - Environment Canada says Tuesday night's destructive storm formed in the Foothills northwest of Calgary, then tracked hundreds of kilometres southeast until it savagely hit the Vulcan an...

Aug 07, 2019 Storm Damage in Barnwell (Photo Courtesy: Megan Wilson)

Evacuation order lifted for Irvine – detours remain

Irvine, AB - Cypress County has officially lifted the evacuation order for the hamlet of Irvine and a seven-kilometre radius of the community.The hamlet was evacuated for nearly eight hours after a Ca...

Aug 03, 2019 A view of the train derailment near Irvine Friday afternoon (Photo courtesy Geoff Watson)