3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1052+ words) People who work for a major player in Canada's oilsands packed up their mobile information display a day and a half early during a recent community engagement session in Fort Chipewyan, Alta., after area residents protested a proposed plan to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (107+ words) CBC Floating island in northern B.C. appeared, vanished, then reappeared | Hanomansing Tonight Boaters spotted a massive island in northern B.C.'s Williston Reservoir last month. The floating land mass vanished, only to turn up about 30 kilometres away. - An island mysteriously appeared — then…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (101+ words) CBC An island mysteriously appeared — then disappeared — on B.C.'s largest reservoir B.C. Hydro says it's watching for the reappearance of a mysterious island first spotted by boaters 100 kilometres from the W.A.C. Bennett Dam…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (349+ words) An environmental group in Cape Breton is restoring the wetlands along Wash Brook to help cushion Sydney's south end against severe flooding. Ten years after a record storm dumped 225 millimetres of rain in a single day — flooding homes, washing out…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (444+ words) People who are worried their private wells are being affected by groundwater pumping by the Region of Waterloo are expected to have a new complaint process to follow in the near future. Regional staff presented a draft of the revisions…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (867+ words) In a suburban creek steps from busy roads, biologists sent a mild, electrical current into the water and waited to see what surfaced. The stunned fish they scooped up included spiky mottled sculpins, blacknose dace with striking red racing stripes…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1119+ words) Flood-affected homeowners and tenants who have no insurance or insufficient coverage are learning more about the Manitoba government's one-time flood recovery grant program. The province is offering the program after unprecedented flooding in June and July. The Emergency Management Organization…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (703+ words) The Ontario government is stepping in to provide money for victims of severe flooding in the spring, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing announced Friday afternoon. In mid-April, water levels rose in many parts of the province due to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (123+ words) A consortium led by Aecon Group Inc. has won an $815-million contract for a sewage plant upgrade project in Winnipeg. The Winnipeg North End Sewage Treatment Plant is the city's largest and oldest wastewater treatment facility. The upgrade project is…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (86+ words) CBC City council approves more support for Canada Day flood victims Ottawa city council approved eight separate motions on Wednesday, increasing financial support for homeowners, waiving some rebuilding fees and co-ordinating legal help for residents filing insurance claims. - City council…...