Environment

Red Deer County & Lacombe County to co-host Tree Care Webinar

Learn how to care for your trees and protect them from pests and disease at a free Tree Care Webinar, featuring guest speaker Toso Bozic, ISA certified arborist and tree expert from Yard Whispers. In ...

Feb 24, 2021

No details: Alberta energy minister announces date for start of coal consultations

EDMONTON - Alberta says public consultations on coal mining will begin March 29 but there's no decision yet on how they will go ahead. "I have directed my department officials to bring forward a compr...

Feb 23, 2021

'Trojan Horse:' Alberta to argue in court federal assessment law unconstitutional

Alberta is in court fighting against Ottawa's law on environmental assessment. Arguments in Alberta's Court of Appeal are expected to last all week. The Alberta government calls the Impact Assessment ...

Feb 22, 2021

Critics ask why no details on Alberta government plan for parks management

EDMONTON - The Alberta government has yet to release details on how it will "optimize" the province's parks by getting other people to run them. It's been almost a year since the plan was revealed in ...

Feb 22, 2021

City council affirms need for consultation on coal mining policy changes

Red Deer city council has unanimously approved sending a letter to the provincial government requesting that broad consultation be conducted before any future changes are made to Alberta's coal mining...

Feb 17, 2021

$400M available in next round of funding to clean up Alberta's inactive oil & gas sites

EDMONTON - Alberta and the federal government say another $400 million in funding is available to help clean up inactive oil and gas sites in the province.The money includes $100 million for clean up ...

Feb 12, 2021

Alberta creates world’s largest contiguous protected boreal forest area

Alberta is planning to expand a protected forest area in the northern part of the province, between Lake Claire and Fort McMurray. Kitaskino Nuwenn Wildland was established in 2019, with over 160,000 ...

Andrew Snook Feb 11, 2021

Great Backyard Bird Count goes this weekend

During the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, people are often looking for fun things to do and learn. If you need some inspiration for the coming long weekend, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is s...

Feb 10, 2021

First Nation lauds plan to protect traditional land use in oilsands management plan

EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it has completed a plan to manage oilsands development in an area near the Fort McKay First Nation that supports traditional land uses and maintains its ecologic...

Feb 09, 2021

Doubts raised over protections from reinstated 1976 Alberta coal policy

Doubts are being raised about the Alberta government's decision to restore a policy that protects the Rocky Mountains from coal mining.Energy Minister Sonya Savage on Monday brought back a 1976 policy...

Feb 09, 2021