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WEB2 days ago · 5 things to know about a Mississauga factory using a carcinogenic gas. Ontario lets Sterigenics monitor its own emissions, despite high levels of ethylene oxide detected near its former Scarborough plant. In the U.S., the company has agreed to pay US$400 million to claimants alleging emissions-related cancers. By …
Just outside Jasper National Park, a coal mine threatens an …
WEBMar 1, 2019 · The Mountain Cree-Smallboy Camp sent a letter to the regulator expressing its concerns about the mine expansion on January 28, 2019, but the regulator dismissed it because it was received after the deadline of June 15, 2018.. The O’Chiese First Nation also filed a statement of concern last fall, which was dismissed because it too was received after the deadline.
Meet the Sinixt, who overturned their own ‘extinction’ | The Narwhal
WEBJun 12, 2022 · In 1956, the federal government declared them ‘extinct’ in Canada. They fought for recognition in B.C. for decades, but were denied each time by the Crown. When the case finally made it to court, the Crown argued the Sinixt were ‘foreign’ and that their ancestors voluntarily left. Boyd is Sinixt, a member of the Arrow Lakes Tribe and ...
Sinixt say they are not 'extinct' as Canada declared in 1956 - The …
WEBOct 31, 2020 · Inside, nine supreme court justices heard arguments from a slew of lawyers about whether or not the Sinixt hold rights in Canada, since the federal government declared them ‘extinct’ in 1956. Sinixt territory stretches from Kettle Falls in Washington to Revelstoke, B.C., but the Sinixt were pushed south due to the impacts of colonization.
B.C. investigation into Old Fort landslide caught up in conflict of ...
WEBDec 17, 2018 · The landslide began on the last day of September, a day no resident of the small Peace River community of Old Fort will forget. A slide on a steep slope near the town quickly buckled and destroyed portions of the only road leading into and out of the community. Before long, the road was buried under a mass of earth, rock and trees, and the seemingly unstoppable wall of slumped and moving earth ...
A reckoning for Muskrat Falls - The Narwhal
WEBMay 16, 2019 · This is part one of a three-part, reader-funded series on the Muskrat Falls dam inquiry. When Madonna Summers leaves a “Kettle is On” lunch for seniors at the MacMorran community centre in St. John’s, N.L., she pulls down her white hat and wraps a crocheted azure scarf around her neck. It’s not just the outside chill, at the close of a ...
Feds could intervene on Ontario Greenbelt development - The …
WEBJan 26, 2023 · Photo: Selena Phillips-Boyle / The Narwhal. Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he doesn’t believe the Ontario government’s claims about the need to build homes in the Greenbelt, and could intervene to stop development there. Prompted by questions from The Narwhal Thursday, Guilbeault said he couldn’t give specifics yet ...
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 ...
The art of fire: reviving the Indigenous craft of cultural burning ...
WEBSep 20, 2020 · In-Depth. The art of fire: reviving the Indigenous craft of cultural burning. Indigenous Peoples have managed their lands with fire since time immemorial. But colonizers criminalized the practice, leading to a loss of culture and an increase in the risk of wildfires. Now, a small but mighty group of people is revitalizing the craft.
Enbridge’s B.C. pipeline you’ve never heard of | The Narwhal
WEBSep 8, 2022 · The northern B.C. pipeline you’ve never heard of — Enbridge’s Westcoast Connector. First approved in 2014, the pipeline would ship up to 8.4 billion cubic feet of fracked gas every day. Now the company is seeking an extension until 2029 and applying to amend its route to avoid a Treaty 8 nation territory at the centre of a court ruling on ...