Tag Archives: Environment

It might be worth setting your alarm and getting up a bit earlier tomorrow morning.On Wednesday, May 26, southern Albertans can catch a glimpse of what's known as a Super Flower Blood Moon. The large ...

EDMONTON - Early results from a provincial survey on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains show major concerns about expanding the industry. Ninety per cent of the respondents say there are some areas of...

WATERTON LAKES, AB - Much of Waterton Lakes National Park was devastated by a significant wildfire four years ago and the rebuilding effort continues.Federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Jo...

A large wildfire burning near the hamlet of Tomahawk northeast of Drayton Valley is now being held. An updated alert from the province says the wildfire burning near Highway 22 and Range Road 63 and b...

The provincial government says it is implementing new technology for detecting and managing wildfires across the province.Alberta Wildfire uses drones to help detect hot spots on the landscape, plan a...

FORT MCMURRAY - It has been five years since a wildfire destroyed large parts of Fort McMurray. Here is a look back at how events unfolded:May 1, 2016 - A fire starts in a remote part of forest southw...

Caring for and spending time in the green spaces around our homes has been a refuge for many during the pandemic. In support of biodiversity, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is suggesting that ...

CALGARY - Janice Romick could see it coming. The rabbit breeder for 40 years in Cold Lake, Alta., says she saw the writing on the wall before a deadly rabbit virus appeared last month in the southern ...

The provincial government says changes to the outdated five-decade-old Forests Act will bolster Alberta's competitive forest sector by supporting reliable and consistent access to trees. These changes...

An Environmental Appeals Board hearing will take place later this spring over the approval of a project that would allow the Town of Blackfalds to drain stormwater into Lacombe Lake.The approval under...