Tag Archives: Environment

Since 2016, Compost Winnipeg has been picking up food waste from homes and businesses in the city. As of November 2022, they’ve composted 4 million kilograms of organics — waste that would otherwise go to the landfill, where it would contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. Winnipeg is the largest city …

Southern Manitobans have been treated to beautiful scenes since the weekend as hoar frost turned the outdoors into a winter wonderland. Environment Canada Senior Climatologist David Phillips compares the frost to “snowflakes attached together.” “It’s a kind of feathery frost,” he said. “It’s light, it’s picturesque, I mean, it’s a …

2022 in Manitoba began with snow and lots of it. It led to spring flooding across the province and a record-breaking fall. “The all-time yearly precipitation record in Winnipeg was broken in October on October 24,” Environment and Climate Change meteorologist Sara Hoffman said. At that point 739.7 mm had …

WestJet says it’s proactively cancelling flights at airports in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec as storm systems bear down on the regions. The airline says the cancellations apply to all flights scheduled to arrive and depart Toronto’s Pearson International Airport beginning Friday at 9 a.m. eastern time until the end …

The federal government’s push toward zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) is hitting some roadblocks in Manitoba. Earlier this year, Ottawa set a sales target to encourage Canadians to choose ZEVs. By 2026, their goal is to have ZEVs make up 20 per cent of new vehicle purchases. By 2035, they want all …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 19, 2022 7:37 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Negotiators in Montreal have finalized an agreement to halt and reverse the destruction of nature by 2030, as the COP15 talks enter their final official day. An announcement issued early Monday …

The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations says the ongoing tension around public financing to save nature stem from a “trust deficit” because wealthier countries have failed to fulfil their financing promises to developing nations in the past. Amina Mohammed joined the COP15 nature talks in Montreal this week as …

Travelers in Manitoba should be aware of the following road closures: Highway 5, from eight kilometers east of highway 584 to the Saskatchewan border Highway 16 (Yellowhead) from Highway 83 to the Saskatchewan border Highway 41, from Highway 16 to St. Lazare Highway 45, from Russell to Vista Highway 83, …

The role of private money and industry in preserving enough natural ecosystems to keep the planet functioning will be the focus of talks Wednesday at an international conference on biodiversity in Montreal. While negotiators continue to try to hammer an overall conservation deal, discussions are also scheduled on how global …

It’s early spring on the South Coast of B.C. – not exactly swimming weather. But some “citizen scientists” are taking the plunge: snorkeling in the frigid waters of Howe Sound, or Átl’ḵa7tsem (pronounced ‘Atkatsim’ in the Squamish language). They’re looking for a minuscule but all-important fish – herring. The presence …