Current Problems: Environment

Exploring Theme: "Specific Industry Environmental Issues"

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October 4, 2024


Opposition MPs call Fort Chipewyan dock contamination ‘environmental racism’

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam at a press conference in Ottawa on April 17, 2023. Photo by Natasha Bulowski / Canada’s National ObserverListen to article Canada’s National Observer: Opposition MPs say the federal government’s failure to inform northern Alberta Indigenous communities about contamination at a critical dock in Fort Chipewyan is a clear...

October 3, 2024


What does the future of salmon farming look like in B.C.?

The last open-net pen salmon farms in B.C. have until July 2029 to figure out a different way of doing business. Environmental advocates say the shift is long overdue but the industry warns the timeline is impossible. Photo: Jérémy Mathieu / The Narwhal The Narwhal: Following decades of controversy, open-net pen salmon farming in B.C....

October 2, 2024


Indigenous leaders in northern Alberta accuse Ottawa of environmental ‘cover up’

APTN News: Indigenous leaders in Fort Chipewyan in northern Alberta are accusing the federal government of failing to inform them of environmental contamination in their community. The leaders’ concerns are focused on a federally owned dock within the community, known locally as the “big dock.” The dock is commonly used by community members for fishing,...