Exploring Theme: "Specific Industry Environmental Issues"

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...

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....

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,...