Tag: Environment

  • Alberta is Leading on Climate Change and Creating Jobs with Solar Power

    Alberta is Leading on Climate Change and Creating Jobs with Solar Power

      As part of its Climate Leadership Plan, the Alberta government is investing more than $5 million to help municipalities and farmers harness the power of the sun and support good local jobs. This investment will help build Alberta’s green energy sector, including creating jobs in the project design and construction sectors, while supporting jobs…

  • Wind Warning for: Okotoks – High River – Claresholm

    Wind Warning for: Okotoks – High River – Claresholm

    5:30 AM CST Friday 05 February 2016 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…

  • Final Agreement Will Permanently Safeguard 85 Percent of Great Bear Rainforest

    Final Agreement Will Permanently Safeguard 85 Percent of Great Bear Rainforest

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia ─ February 1, 2016 Today First Nations governments and the BC government, with the support of ForestEthics Solutions, Greenpeace, Sierra Club BC and five forestry companies, announced the fulfilment of the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements. Eighty-five percent (3.1 million hectares) of the remote wilderness region’s coastal temperate rainforests are now permanently off-limits…

  • Hybrid T8 LED Tube Plug and Play Lights: Are They the Best Fluorescent Replacements?

    Hybrid T8 LED Tube Plug and Play Lights: Are They the Best Fluorescent Replacements?

    Plug-and-play technology is not limited to websites or apps. Now, you can get plug-and-play LED tube lights that are as easy as 1-2-3 to install. No more swapping out the entire ballast, opting for an electronic over a magnetic one. Gone are the days of finding specific bulbs. No matter if your lighting is electronic…

  • CWF Supports Youth Projects Across Canada  

    CWF Supports Youth Projects Across Canada  

    The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is honoured to provide a helping hand to local stewardship projects that connect Canadians to nature through its WILD Grants program. “I’m continually impressed with the leadership and dedication of school and community groups to a wide variety of conservation education projects,” said Wade Luzny, CEO and Executive Vice President.”…

  • Sea Star Die-Off a Dire Situation

    Sea Star Die-Off a Dire Situation

      By Vancouver Aquarium Scientists are calling the decline of sea stars along the west coast the largest wildlife die-off ever recorded. The conclusion came at a gathering of marine scientists in Seattle last week. Hosted by Seattle Aquarium veterinarian Dr. Lesanna Lahner, the sea star symposium brought together 40 scientists from across the U.S.…

  • Environmental Appeals Board Hearing: Alberta Reclaim and Recycling Company Inc.

    Environmental Appeals Board Hearing: Alberta Reclaim and Recycling Company Inc.

    The Environmental Appeals Board will conduct a hearing on March 15, 2016, commencing at 9:15 a.m. at the Environmental Appeals Board office in Edmonton. The Board will hear submissions with respect to an appeal filed in relation to Alberta Environment and Parks’ decision to issue Administrative Penalty No. 15/01-AP-RDNSR-15/01 in the amount of $844,778 to…

  • UPDATE: Carmangay Boil Water PARTIALLY Lifted

    UPDATE: Carmangay Boil Water PARTIALLY Lifted

    This is an update as of 1400 hours Tuesday, January 26. Boil water order has been lifted for the majority of the Village of Carmangay. The Carmangay Outreach School and residents who live on Whyte Street and the acreages at the south end of Alberta Avenue are still under a boil water order due to…

  • Update: Carmangay Water Quality

    Update: Carmangay Water Quality

    The boil water order remains in effect for Carmangay, pending testing, until at least Wednesday, January 27th. Check with the Alberta Emergency Alert website for updates or further instructions.

  • Mitigating the Effects of Mining: Land reclamation benefits Alberta’s grizzly bear population

    Mitigating the Effects of Mining: Land reclamation benefits Alberta’s grizzly bear population

    By Jennifer Pascoe In the face of ongoing demand for resource extraction, scientists are challenged to minimize disruption to sensitive wilderness species. A team from the University of Alberta has studied the effects of human disturbance—specifically mining and reclaimed mines—on grizzly bear movements. “We were concerned that mining and reclamation might be very disruptive to…

  • Cameron Lake Day Use Area Work

    Cameron Lake Day Use Area Work

    Restricted access in work zones during parking lot tree removal project Waterton Lakes National Park – As previously announced, Parks Canada will replace the Cameron Lake day use area facilities as part of the Federal Infrastructure Investments to Waterton Lakes National Park. The scope includes resurfacing the entire length of the Akamina Parkway, future flood mitigations,…

  • Bragg Creek’s Banded Creek School Among Youth Environmental Engagement Grant Recipients

    Bragg Creek’s Banded Creek School Among Youth Environmental Engagement Grant Recipients

    The AEF believes in inspiring the next generation of eco-heroes by supporting Alberta’s young people (aged 25 and under) in their environmental efforts. With funds from founding program sponsor, ConocoPhillips Canada, and other sponsors and individual donors, the AEF provides micro-grants of up to $400 to environmental projects. The AEF intends to allocate over 100…

  • Montana Sage-Grouse will Migrate North this Spring

    Montana Sage-Grouse will Migrate North this Spring

      The State of Montana will work with Alberta in translocating up to 40 sage-grouse this year to help stimulate population growth. The Alberta government applied to the State of Montana to translocate up to 40 sage-grouse hens to Alberta in early April. It is the first of three such possible transfers proposed over the…

  • Okotoks’ Big Rock Part of Historic Project

    Okotoks’ Big Rock Part of Historic Project

      The Okotoks Erratic, a seven-million kg glacial erratic considered sacred by southern Alberta First Nations, was selected for inclusion in the CyArk 500 Challenge list of world’s most significant cultural heritage sites. (Photos courtesy Alberta Culture and Tourism) CyArk was founded in 2003 to ensure heritage sites are available to future generations, while making them…

  • Know an Albertan EcoHero? Nominate Them for an Emerald Award

    Know an Albertan EcoHero? Nominate Them for an Emerald Award

      Alberta Emerald Foundation receives nominations for provincial “Environmental Oscars” EDMONTON, AB – “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking,” said Albert Einstein. “It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” For the past 25 years, the Alberta Emerald Foundation has embodied a similar concept as Einstein’s as their…