Tag: Environment

  • MD of Foothills – Fire Ban

    MD of Foothills – Fire Ban

    FIRE BAN March 11, 2016 Effective: 10:30 am, March 11, 2016 MD of Foothills has placed a Burning Ban on all open fires including burning barrels and Fire Works. All open fires are to be extinguished and any open burning permits cancelled, new burning permits will not be issued. This ban will be in effect…

  • Wind Warning in Effect for the Foothills

    Wind Warning in Effect for the Foothills

    Wind warning in effect for: M.D. of Foothills near Cayley M.D. of Foothills near High River and Aldersyde M.D. of Foothills near Longview and Eden Valley Res. M.D. of Foothills near Okotoks and De Winton M.D. of Foothills near Priddis and Brown-Lowery Prov. Park M.D. of Foothills near Turner Valley and Black Diamond M.D. of…

  • Grazing Leaseholders Ordered to Reclaim Public Lands

    Grazing Leaseholders Ordered to Reclaim Public Lands

      Christoph Weder and Erika Weder-Bueschi have been ordered to remediate Crown lands under their disposition after an inspection uncovered unauthorized trails and other disturbances. Incident details Weder, the disposition-holder for several sections of Crown-owned lands, was authorized under specific conditions to clear a fence line and trail on one of the grazing lease dispositions.…

  • The Dollars and Cents of the NDP’s Carbon Tax Don’t Add Up

    By Grant Hunter, MLA While Albertans have been struggling to pay their mortgages at the end of the month, the NDP government has been very busy trying to spin their $3-billion dollar carbon tax as revenue neutral. Sadly, for families and businesses, it will only lead to cost increases that will make the end of…

  • Upcoming Work in Waterton Lakes National Park

    Upcoming Work in Waterton Lakes National Park

    Potential Impacts on Visitor Experience for Spring and Summer 2016 Waterton Lakes (Alberta), March 2016 – Parks Canada wishes to inform visitors and residents of the Waterton Park community of the following infrastructure projects in Waterton Lakes National Park taking place this spring and summer. Projects resulting in a closure or having a major impact…

  • Timing Couldn’t be Worse for Alberta Carbon Tax

      AB small businesses want appropriate environmental safeguards but 82% reject poorly-timed policy; 4 out of 5 say it will impose higher costs Calgary, March, 2016 – New survey results from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) show the overwhelming majority of Alberta small business owners oppose the province’s carbon tax plan.  The news…

  • New Yard Waste Drop-off Station to Open this Weekend in High River

    New Yard Waste Drop-off Station to Open this Weekend in High River

      HIGH RIVER, AB: A new drop-off station where residents can take grass, leaves, branches and other yard waste will open on Friday, March 4 at the south end of 1A Street at 1 Avenue N.E. (see map attached). The previous yard waste drop-off station located south of the former sprung structures on 1 Street…

  • Albertans Can do Their Part to Help Prevent Wildfires

    Albertans Can do Their Part to Help Prevent Wildfires

    This wildfire season, the government wants Albertans to take the necessary safety precautions to reduce wildfires. Keep debris free of off-highway vehicle hotspots to help prevent wildfires During the spring, dry conditions and strong winds have the potential to fuel fast-burning wildfires. “It is unacceptable that over the past five years, more than two thirds…

  • Mind the Information Gap: New Study Maps Evidence of Conservation Impacts on Human Wellbeing

    Mind the Information Gap: New Study Maps Evidence of Conservation Impacts on Human Wellbeing

    Paris/Arlington, Va. –­ Researchers highlight the merits of a new technique to ensure research findings are more visible and accessible, reveals an article released in Nature today. Focusing on nature conservation efforts and their links to human well-being, an international team of experts from the field of conservation, evidence synthesis and international development has developed…

  • Researchers Track Impact of Marine Pollution and Acidification

    Researchers Track Impact of Marine Pollution and Acidification

    University shares in $1.8 million funding from MEOPAR and Irving Shipbuilding to study marine ecosystems in Arctic waters By Andrea Kingwell The isolated Arctic hamlet of Cambridge Bay on Nunavut’s Victoria Island is 3,500 kilometres and a world away from Halifax, Nova Scotia, but what the two coastal communities share is a treasure trove of…

  • Alberta Supports Public Transit with Third Call for GreenTRIP Projects

    Alberta Supports Public Transit with Third Call for GreenTRIP Projects

    The Government of Alberta is seeking applications for the Green Transit Initiatives Program (GreenTRIP). GreenTRIP provides funding to municipalities to support local priorities for sustainable, affordable and environmentally sound public transit in their communities. “Support for transit is support for all Albertans. GreenTRIP capital infrastructure spending will create much-needed jobs – employing construction workers to…

  • Provincial Investment in Local Flood Defenses will Protect Homes, Businesses and The Economy

    Provincial Investment in Local Flood Defenses will Protect Homes, Businesses and The Economy

    The province is providing grants to local governments for several flood mitigation projects that will protect families, businesses and Alberta’s economy from the threat of natural disasters. The grants announced today in Calgary under the Alberta Community Resilience Program include nearly $25 million for five municipalities and one First Nation to build flood barriers, protect…

  • Release of the Joint Canada–-Alberta Oil Sands Monitoring

    Release of the Joint Canada–-Alberta Oil Sands Monitoring

    Edmonton, Alberta – The external expert peer review panel tasked with reviewing the scientific rigour of environmental monitoring in the oil sands area found that good progress has been made since the Joint Canada–Alberta Oil Sands Monitoring (JOSM) plan was established in 2012. The panel, commissioned by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the…

  • Are the Terms “Global Warming” and “Climate Change” Interchangeable?

    Are the Terms “Global Warming” and “Climate Change” Interchangeable?

    Research on what “global warming” and “climate change” mean, and when to use the terms By Leighton Walter Kille The growing threat of rising levels of greenhouse gases has been in the news for a good 30 years now, and a range of terms have been used to describe the consequences of inaction: “climate change,” “global…

  • Alberta Wildflower Helps Scientists Plan for Climate Change

    Alberta Wildflower Helps Scientists Plan for Climate Change

      By Helen Metella, UofA A pretty wildflower that grows sparsely in east-central Alberta is helping ALES researchers develop strategies for coping with climate change. Transplanting the plant species to southern Alberta, where temperatures are as hot as those projected for its current habitat later this century, researchers found poor germination and establishment. But when…