$375-million Indigenous-led conservation deal signed in N.W.T.
2024年11月21日 · The event, which took place at the Behchokǫ̀ Cultural Centre, opened with a fire-feeding ceremony on the edge of a frozen lake. Later, attendees moved indoors, where they listened to leaders’ reflections on the occasion, shared a lunch and, finally, pushed aside the tables and chairs to dance under a large drum-shaped light fixture.
B.C. election: what parties promise for nature, wildlife | The Narwhal
2024年10月11日 · The BC Conservatives platform says the NDP government has underfunded and mismanaged wildlife in the province, leading to declines in “iconic ungulate species.” It says a Conservative government would introduce “made-in-B.C. species at risk legislation so wildlife protections are shaped by B.C.-based experts — not Ottawa — …
Glyphosate use in B.C. forestry, explained | The Narwhal
2024年12月18日 · For decades, forestry companies in B.C. have used glyphosate and other herbicides to kill off trembling aspen, a deciduous tree the industry and the provincial government view as unwanted competition for conifers destined to become timber.
Ontario’s new Highway 413 bill, explained | The Narwhal
2024年10月23日 · The Doug Ford government introduced a new bill Monday aimed at fast-tracking Highway 413. If built, Highway 413 would run through Ontario’s Greenbelt, prime farmland, wetlands, woodlands and waterways, connecting suburbs north and west of Toronto.Ford’s Progressive Conservatives have been trying to build it since 2018, and won re-election in 2022 on promises to deliver on the highway.
What B.C. election results mean for the environment | The Narwhal
2024年10月20日 · The two Greens who were elected, neophyte MLAs Jeremy Valeriote in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky and Rob Botterell in Saanich North and the Islands, may have to decide if they are going to support the BC NDP or the BC Conservatives, allowing one of the two parties to form government. Furstenau, who told supporters she plans to advise the new Green caucus, could play a key role in brokering such an ...
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3 天之前 · The Narwhal's team of investigative journalists dives deep to tell stories about the natural world in Canada you can't find anywhere else.
Hub for water policy, Canada Water Agency, launched in Winnipeg …
2024年10月17日 · Daniel Wolfish, interim president of the Canada Water Agency, said the organization launched as a branch of Environment and Climate Change Canada in summer 2023 and began work to enact the national freshwater action plan.It has already disbursed more than $90 million to projects strengthening freshwater management, including investments in rehabilitating contaminated sites like Lake Ontario ...
In the powwow circle, Indigenous people celebrate history, culture …
2024年9月25日 · Jingle dress dancers in the powwow circle at the 2024 Wiikwemkoong Annual Cultural Festival in Manitoulin Island, Ont. Many Ojibwe communities have different origin stories for the jingle dress dance, but in all these stories the dance came to …
A bird’s-eye view of Manitoba Hydro dams | The Narwhal
2024年11月22日 · Many of Manitoba’s dams are considered “run of river,” meaning they rely on natural flow rates to generate power. The mechanism is fairly simple: water in the forebay (upstream of the dam) flows into the powerhouse through intake gates, which funnel the water down a steep drop into a row of scroll cases — spiral-shaped rooms — that each house a massive turbine.
How will Doug Ford's government power Ontario and AI? | The …
2024年9月4日 · Since taking office in 2018, the Doug Ford government has completely reversed course on energy policy. Early in its tenure, the Progressive Conservatives cancelled more than 750 renewable energy contracts, including one for a large partially built wind farm and many with Indigenous communities.Fast forward to summer 2023, and it embarked on the biggest expansion of green energy Ontario has ...