Environment

Tick season and how to stay safe

The change in weather is bringing out the tick population. Tick season begins as soon as the weather reaches above 4 degrees Celsius. "They actually hibernate through the winter, so they don't normall...

Jun 04, 2019

Alberta makes it official: Bill passed and proclaimed to kill carbon tax

EDMONTON - Alberta's consumer carbon tax is now officially gone. Members of the legislature voted last night to pass the bill that repeals the tax, and it was signed into law by Lt.-Gov. Lois Mit...

Jun 04, 2019

Float party tips to stay safe this Summer

Warm summer weather means more people wanting to have float parties on the Wapiti River. While there is no avoidance of safety concerns associated with float parties, participants can decrease the ris...

Jun 04, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Alberta wildfire UPDATE

Three active wildfires remain in the High Level Forest Area and two are still burning out of control. The Chuckegg Creek Wildfire is burning at around 276,000 hectares. The Jackpot Creek Wildfire near...

Jun 03, 2019 Photo/ Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

Northern Alberta residents start returning home after two-week evacuation due to fire

Some residents in northern Alberta have started to return home after being forced by wildfires to leave their communities two weeks ago. An evacuation order was lifted this morning for resid...

Jun 03, 2019

Kenney says carbon taxes won't help stop forest fire threat

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says forest fires have always been around and carbon taxes won't do anything to change that. Kenney says a number of factors, including climate change,...

May 31, 2019

Alberta passes law to kill provincial carbon tax, federal tax looms

EDMONTON - Alberta's consumer carbon tax is dead, setting the stage for a showdown with Ottawa over the imposition of a new one.The province cancelled its tax on gasoline at the pumps and on home heat...

May 30, 2019

County Residents Encouraged to Recycle Household and Hazardous Waste

The County of Grande Prairie's annual Household and Hazardous Waste roundup goes today from 10 am to 2 pm at the Webster Community Church.County residents are encouraged to drop off household and haza...

May 25, 2019

Mayor says northern Alberta town still under threat from nearby wildfire

HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - The mayor of a northwestern Alberta town says the threat from a powerful wildfire burning three kilometres away has not passed and warns evacuees they could be out longer...

May 24, 2019

Wind remains on firefighters' side in bout with northern Alberta wildfire

HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Despite heavy smoke, officials say a lighter wind out of the northeast has allowed for great progress on reining in a wildfire that's forced thousands of people from thei...

May 22, 2019