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On Oil Spills, Alberta Regulator Can’t Be Believed: New Report – The Tyee
Scale and impact of spills underestimated, finds ecologist researcher. A study commissioned at the request of a First Nation says the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has not reported accurately on the scale or impact of daily crude oil and salt water spills in the petro province. The regulator has not provided “the public with accurate, […]
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Arctic Oil Town Fears Future as Imperial’s 1920-Era Wells Shut – BOE Report
February 9, 2017 When oil topped $100 a barrel three years ago, the tiny village of Norman Wells in Canada’s high arctic was gearing up to be the “Dubai of the Mackenzie River,” with oil revenue bringing prosperity to all. Now, with oil at half that price and one of Canada’s oldest wells set to […]
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Health Canada having trouble finding First Nations kids to help because of ‘broken’ system – CBC
Department has spent only a quarter of $127M budgeted this fiscal year for Jordan’s Principle cases Feb 09, 2017 Senior bureaucrats tasked with providing health care to Canada’s First Nations children say they have had trouble spending new money aimed at closing care gaps because the system is partially “broken” and there is a lack […]
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The Wednesday news briefing: An at a glance survey of some top stories – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 8, 2017 Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Feb. 8 ___ CANADA ISSUES WARNING ON U.S. TAX IDEA: The Canadian government is launching a pre-emptive warning for American policy-makers considering a tax on cross-border trade: If you hit us, prepare to be hit back. As she concluded a two-day trip to […]
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Telling their stories or opting out: Indigenous artists on Canada 150 – CBC
Some are avoiding association with birthday bash as ‘a celebration of colonialism’ Feb 07, 2017 As Canada 150 celebrations extol the glory of Canada’s past and present, one group of artists is not so quick to join the party. Indigenous artists view the sesquicentennial with mixed feelings, with some using it as a platform to […]
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Grammy award nominees Northern Cree will kick off ceremony in L.A. – CBC
Northern Cree is nominated for a Grammy in the category of regional roots Feb 06, 2017 When the Native American music album category was eliminated from the Grammys in 2011, Steve Wood thought Northern Cree’s run of nominations had likely reached its end. The group’s co-founder is delighted he was proven wrong. “We thought it […]
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Panel looking at future of the NEB heading to a skeptical Vancouver – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 6, 2017 By Ian Bickis THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY _ A cross-country tour of the panel looking into the future of the National Energy Board heads to Vancouver this week, where many expressed dismay at the workings of the regulator following its approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion last year. The […]
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Bison again roam Banff National Park after century long absence – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 6, 2017 BANFF, Alta. _ Bison are once again grazing along the remote eastern slopes of Banff National Park after a more than century-long absence. Parks Canada announced Monday it has moved 16 of the animals to the mountainous landscape that vast herds of the species once roamed for thousands of years. […]
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Alberta to fund climate education programs by schools, groups to provide info – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 6, 2017 CALGARY _ The Alberta government will fund schools and community groups that want to implement climate change education programs in the province. Environment Minister Shannon Phillips says the government will make $600,000 available to organizations that seek to provide scientifically sound information to the public. She says the programs are […]
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’Estimates of convenience’: Researcher says Alberta spills data too positive – JWN Energy
Feb. 3, 2017 EDMONTON _ A researcher says the agency that monitors Alberta’s energy industry has underestimated the impact of tens of thousands of spills going back decades. Kevin Timoney, an Edmonton-area consulting biologist, used sophisticated statistical analysis, an extensive research review and comparisons with other jurisdictions to conclude the Alberta Energy Regulator doesn’t have […]
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