Environment

Intruding bears in Rocky caught, euthanized

The two young grizzly bears that came to Rocky Mountain House seeking an easy meal by rummaging through residents' garbage bins and looking for other sources of human food have been caught and put dow...

Jul 11, 2019 (Edward Kim)

Province seeks feedback on greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan

CALGARY - The Alberta government is seeking feedback on its plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from big industrial players.The province's environment, energy and agriculture ministers are meeting wi...

Jul 09, 2019 (Canadian Press)

City of Red Deer not shifting focus on environmental targets

A review of The City of Red Deer's 25-year Environmental Master Plan (EMP) is finished, and as city council heard Monday night, city staff feels there's no reason for much of a shift from its current ...

Andrew Snook Jul 08, 2019

Conservationists submit legal challenge to Trans Mountain reapproval over whales

VANCOUVER - The federal government is facing a new legal challenge after it approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion for a second time.Ecojustice has filed a motion to the Federal Court of Appea...

Jul 08, 2019

Two young grizzlies lured by Rocky residents' garbage

Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement posted on Sunday that they had numerous confirmed reports of two young grizzly bears in the north end of Rocky Mountain House.Officials say the bears have been ge...

Jul 08, 2019 (Edward Kim)

Solar panels going up on Penhold Multiplex

The Penhold Regional Multiplex will soon be operating off of 1092 solar panels installed on its roof.The panels are to be put in over the next four weeks by crews from CBI Solar in Red Deer.Town counc...

Jul 05, 2019 (L-R): Councillor Sharolyn Sanchez, Mayor Mike Yargeau, Councillor Tyrone Muller and Multiplex Manager Michael Szewczuk with one of the 1092 solar panels going on top of the facility. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Town warns Drayton Valley dog owners following "aggressive deer encounters"

Due to two recent reports of aggressive deer encounters in Drayton Valley, officers are advising people not to take their dogs in areas with heavy vegetation where deer are more likely to be caring fo...

Jul 03, 2019

Skunks in Red Deer left to drown, wildlife centre believes

Someone may have tried to drown a pair of skunks in Red Deer last week. The Medicine River Wildlife Centre posted on Facebook on Friday that they received a report of two skunks on the bank along the ...

Jul 02, 2019 (Medicine River Wildlife Centre)

Global boom in natural gas is undermining climate change action: report

OTTAWA - The Global Energy Monitor says an international boom in liquefied natural gas exports is undermining global efforts to stop climate change and Canada is one of the industry's biggest pla...

Jul 02, 2019

Bison in Prince Albert National Park declining from overhunting: study

Research into free-roaming plains bison in Saskatchewan's Prince Albert National Park says the herd could go extinct from overhunting in fields outside the protected area. The study, published in...

Jun 30, 2019