Environment

Future remains uncertain for proposed Buffalo Lake RV Resort

The fate of a proposed RV resort along the south shore of Buffalo Lake, northwest of Stettler, remains uncertain.On Feb. 14, the Summer Village of White Sands and Summer Village of Rochon Sands both r...

Feb 29, 2020 (dreamstime.com)

Poachers fined $2,000 for illegally fishing walleye from Sylvan Lake

EDMONTON- Two men have been fined $2,000 each and been suspended from fishing for one year after they were found with walleye caught from Sylvan Lake.Alberta Fish and Wildlife says the pair were nabbe...

Feb 05, 2020 Four walleye were confiscated after being illegally caught and kept on Sylvan Lake in September of 2019. (Alberta Fish and Wildlife)

Federal court dismisses First Nations' challenges to Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal says the government's decision to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion a second time is reasonable and will stand.In a unanimous 3-0 decision shared Tuesd...

Feb 04, 2020 (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Province, Fort McKay to meet in three months on fate of Moose Lake protected area

EDMONTON - The Alberta government and the Fort McKay First Nation have agreed to meet again in three months to decide the fate of one of the last areas in the band's territory that hasn't been impacte...

Jan 31, 2020 Moose Lake has been a traditional and cultural centre for local people for centuries. (Photo: Fort McKay First Nation)

Red Deer not considering ban on plastic bags at this time

As grocery store chains and municipalities across Canada move to ban plastic bags or single-use plastics, the City of Red Deer has no such plans at this time.Nancy Hackett, environmental initiatives s...

Jan 31, 2020 Bowonpat Sakaew | Dreamstime.com

City council in Prince Albert, Sask., votes to give plastic bags the boot

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A city in northern Saskatchewan is believed to be the first in the province to have banned plastic checkout bagsPrince Albert city council passed a bylaw unanimously at a meetin...

Jan 28, 2020

No Landfill Disposal Facility in Sylvan Lake to be ready by year's end

A facility designed to divert waste from Sylvan Lake's landfill and convert it into fuel is expected to be up and running by the end of the year.Officials with the Town of Sylvan Lake say Fogdog Energ...

Jan 27, 2020 (Fogdog Energy)

Hydraulic fracturing likely cause of Red Deer area earthquakes: Report

Preliminary findings into the cause of a pair of earthquakes near Red Deer over the past two years have identified hydraulic fracturing as the likely cause. According to an open file report published ...

Jan 23, 2020

Parks Canada says no to gondola proposed from Banff townsite to Mount Norquay

BANFF, Alta. - Parks Canada has rejected a proposed gondola to take skiers and hikers from Banff townsite to the summit at the Mount Norquay ski resort. The agency has been considering ...

Jan 21, 2020

Alberta fires back at UN committee for criticism of energy megaprojects

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says the United Nations is an unelected, unaccountable body that has no business criticizing Canada's energy megaprojects.Sonya Savage, in a statement, says that i...

Jan 07, 2020