The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in …
WEB3 days ago · The last open-net pen salmon farms in B.C. have until July 2029 to figure out a different way of doing business. Environmental advocates say the shift is long overdue but the industry warns the timeline is impossible. ‘We don’t need a cap’: oil and gas CEO says key federal climate policy would divide Canadians.
Highway 413 and Bradford Bypass: a guide to Doug Ford’s …
WEBNov 8, 2021 · Premier Doug Ford believes his road to re-election in 2022 runs along two massive new highways. But both Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass are under fire amid questions about environmental impact and government transparency. An aerial view of Highway 407 in Markham, Ont., in the Toronto suburbs.
Bill 23: A Guide to Ontario’s New Housing Legislation - The Narwhal
WEBAug 31, 2023 · Ontario’s Bill 23. The central focus of the Doug Ford government’s second-term has so far been defined by the pursuit of more affordable homes in Ontario and how to build them as fast as possible. To do this, the Ford government created a new, massive, complex and wide-impacting law: Bill 23, or the More Homes Built Faster Act, is an ...
SMRs: small modular reactors in Canada, explained - The Narwhal
WEBJan 4, 2021 · The federal government is gearing up for a big bet on small modular nuclear reactors, or SMRs. There have been rumblings about the technology for years, but the SMR Action Plan, released in December, lays out Ottawa’s role in advancing the technology. “Small modular reactors represent the next great opportunity for Canada — helping us to phase out coal and electrify carbon-intensive ...
BC wildfire: real-time map, news and resources | The Narwhal
WEBJul 11, 2024 · Download the BC Wildfire Service app on Apple or GooglePlay for information about fires, suppression efforts and evacuation alerts or orders. Make a plan using B.C.’s emergency ready service and prepare a grab-and-go bag. If you see a wildfire, please call 1-800-663-5555 or *5555 on a cell phone to report.
The Site C dam in British Columbia - The Narwhal
WEBAug 29, 2024 · Site C Dam. The Site C dam is a 1,100 megawatt hydro dam currently under construction on the Peace River in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The dam has been proposed since the 1970s and, if completed, would be the third dam on the Peace River. With a price tag of $16 billion, Site C is both …
Explainer: Why IPCAs are the future of conservation in Canada
WEBJun 19, 2023 · To date, the federal government has committed more than $1.2 billion to Indigenous-led conservation efforts since 2018, including $800 million announced in December 2022, which will support four Indigenous-led conservation areas that will collectively protect up to one million square kilometres of land and water.
Inside the complicated fight for B.C.’s last ancient forests on ...
WEBMar 26, 2021 · Simon Frankson emerged from his sleeping bag at 4 a.m., just in time to join the fray. The day before, a balmy afternoon in early August, he and about a dozen campers had studied a satellite photo of the area: a mountainside sheathed in deep green cedars and Douglas fir trees, many of them hundreds or thousands of years old, in a watershed known as Fairy Creek in the southwest corner of ...
Canada’s geothermal energy industry is gaining ground - The …
WEBSep 12, 2020 · The history of geothermal energy in Canada. The viability of geothermal electricity production, Hickson explains, has historically been tied to the price of crude oil. Optimism bubbled up for Canada’s geothermal advancement in the mid-1970s to 1980 during the energy crisis when oil prices rose dramatically.
Ottawa LRT: everything you need to know about the inquiry - The …
WEBJun 10, 2022 · Everything you need to know about the public inquiry into the Ottawa LRT. A train along the Ottawa LRT line derailed on Sept. 20, 2021 — the first of two derailments that would be seen along the line in a six-week period. A public inquiry into the many woes of the $2.1 billion LRT project begins on June 13, 2022.