Sunday, May 7, 2017

"Justin's Disaster." Blog attaches a name to Canada's flooding tragedy.


Bill Would Set Manitoba's Animal Protections Back by a Decade

Huffington Post

There's a sick feeling of déjà vu for those of us in Manitoba these days. Here's why. Story here.

Friday, May 5, 2017

The dam at the heart of Canada's flooding emergency

NATIONAL
OBSERVER
The Moses-Saunders dam which regulates flows from Lake Ontario 
into the St. Lawrence River. 
High water levels threatening flood damage to hundreds of homes in Ontario and Quebec will continue to rise, warns the federal environmental engineer in charge of reporting this data to international authorities. Story here.

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Drought predicted for Alberta this summer

The Western Producer
Farmers in central and northern Alberta should brace for drought this summer, according to AccuWeather. Story here.

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Malaysian energy company accused of building unauthorized dams in B.C.

VANCOUVER
SUN

Progress Energy, owned by Malaysian state-controlled Petronas, has built a number of earth dams without regulatory approval in northeast B.C. to capture water for fracking operations, says a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. STORY HERE.

A Rescue Center for Small Wild Animals Looks to Place a Blind Moose Calf

July 19, 2025 By  Ian Austen On Friday at Holly’s Haven, a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center in a rural section of Ottawa, there was...