The City of Edmonton is looking into more cost-effective options for organics processing, six years after its current facility was built. A report presented Tuesday to the city’s utility committee found the facility that currently processes organics at the Edmonton Waste Management Centre is not financially or operationally viable in the long term. The High…
City officials say they have found a way to ease some of the strain on Calgary’s water system while a major pipe is again shut down for repairs. But Michael Thompson, with the infrastructure services department, says that doesn’t change a ban on outdoor watering and a request to cut down on showers, toilet flushes,…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP every year as they bear a heavier burden than the rest of the world from climate change, a new report said Monday after one of the continent’s hottest years on record. The World Meteorological Organization said many…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they’ve come up with a portable device that can cheaply detect the amount of microplastics in drinks and other liquids. Tianxi Yang, who developed the tool, says in a UBC news release that microplastics are a “significant threat” to…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 31, 2024 2:05 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prince Edward Island’s fisheries minister says he hopes recently announced federal funding can help develop oysters that are resistant to a parasite that is threatening a fishery vital to the province. The…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Conservation officers and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada continue their efforts to prevent the spread of zebra mussels. In a release Friday, the federal department said it completed a blitz of roadside boat checks this summer, stopping hundreds of vehicles between the Manitoba and Ontario…
A cold and dry winter set the stage for a challenging summer, but rain in May and June helped alleviate many concerns. However, winter is coming. We don’t want to hear the word, but it brings cooler temperatures and potentially more humidity. “We came out of an El Nino we had last winter. It was…
Barb Boustead remembers learning about corn sweat when she moved to Nebraska about 20 years ago to work for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and found herself plunked down in an ocean of corn. The term for the late-summer spike in humidity from corn plants cooling themselves was “something that locals very much know…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An amazing close encounter with a pod of orcas was caught on camera recently. Lionel Jensen and his dad Randy recently completed the Race to Alaska, an annual race from Port Townsend, Wash., to Ketchikan, Alaska. It’s a sailing race using only wind power, no engines allowed….
The Alberta Energy Regulator seems to be going ahead with hearings on coal exploration in the Rocky Mountains despite a court ruling that opened the question of whether those applications should have been accepted. The regulator has promised to hold public hearings into three applications from Northback Holdings to explore for coal on the Grassy…
