Tag Archives: Environment
Alberta government says no parks to close after partnerships found
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it won't be closing any provincial parks, whether it can find someone to run them or not. "I am grateful for the hard work of our parks partners and look forward...
Dec 22, 2020
Secret Santa stuffs the coffers for Westsyde Centennial Park skating rink
KAMLOOPS - Outdoor skating is a fantastic way to spend a day or night during the winter - weather permitting, of course. Here in Kamloops, there are a number of outdoor rinks, including one at Westsid...
Dec 18, 2020
Federal health minister asked to review Alberta's use of strychnine as wolf control
EDMONTON - Animal advocates have asked the federal health minister to review a decision that allows Alberta to keep using strychnine to poison wolves in an ongoing effort to preserve caribou herds. Wo...
Dec 18, 2020
PLAY Kamloops wants to get families outdoors this December
KAMLOOPS - With fewer than eight hours of daylight during December days, it can be difficult to find the motivation to get outside and move our bodies. As we approach the winter equinox, a group of or...
Dec 11, 2020
92 snakes displaced by pipeline work spending the winter at Wildlife Park health centre
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildlife Park is hosting more than 90 snakes for the winter after their hibernation habitats were disturbed during Trans Mountain pipeline construction. Three different hibernacula w...
Dec 08, 2020
Environmental groups keep fighting KXL despite Biden's promise to block pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Critics of Canada's most controversial cross-border pipeline projects aren't taking their demise for granted under president-elect Joe Biden. A new report from the U.S.-based Rainfo...
Dec 08, 2020
Fossil fuels to decline but remain big player in Canada's energy use by 2050: report
OTTAWA - The Canada Energy Regulator says reaching net-zero emissions over the next 30 years will to require a much more aggressive transition away from oil and gas.The annual Energy Futures report re...
Nov 24, 2020
Parks Canada plans first captive breeding program for Jasper National Park caribou
EDMONTON - Caribou herds in Canada's Rocky Mountains are now so precarious that Parks Canada is preparing a plan to round up females from nearly vanished herds and pen them in a captive breeding progr...
Nov 02, 2020
Tk'emlups te Secwepemc unveils historic water reservoir project
KAMLOOPS - Thursday afternoon (Oct. 29), Tk'emlups te Secwepemc celebrated a historic milestone as they unveiled a completed infrastructure project that also creates a whole new set of economic opport...
Oct 29, 2020
First snowfall has Kamloops citizens planning winter recreation activities
KAMLOOPS - With the first flakes of snow flying on Friday, people's minds have turned to outdoor recreation this winter. With the pandemic, we saw a huge boost in boat and RV sales, as well as bikes -...
Oct 27, 2020
