Environment

Fraser River rock slide could be "nail in the coffin" for this year's salmon run

PRINCE GEORGE - A rock slide late last month found in a narrow part of the Fraser river near Clinton has been affecting salmon migration. It's keeping millions of salmon from getting upstream for this...

Jul 12, 2019

New degree program at UNBC could come at perfect time

PRINCE GEORGE - UNBC is launching a new degree - the Bachelor of Science in Conservation Science and Practice. It is a one-of-a-kind program in Canada and could have a big impact on some key issues in...

Jul 05, 2019

Silver Aspens the result of Leaf Miner

PRINCE GEORGE - The aspens around town have taken on a silvery hue. Pretty, some might say. But it is anything but. It is the result of an insect, the Phyllocnists populiella, or leaf miner.In the spr...

Jul 05, 2019 Leaf Miner

New air emission inventory coming

PRINCE GEORGE - The City is pulling together a new air emission inventory. The last was was done in 2010 and was based on 2005 data. "The airshed has changed a lot in the last ten to fifteen years," s...

Jul 04, 2019 Air Quality

Global boom in natural gas is undermining climate change action: report

OTTAWA - The Global Energy Monitor says an international boom in liquefied natural gas exports is undermining global efforts to stop climate change and Canada is one of the industry's biggest pla...

Jul 02, 2019

Bison in Prince Albert National Park declining from overhunting: study

Research into free-roaming plains bison in Saskatchewan's Prince Albert National Park says the herd could go extinct from overhunting in fields outside the protected area. The study, published in...

Jun 30, 2019

Fire season not too wild

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Fire Centre has seen a slow down in the amount of wildfire activity this season. According to BC Wildfire Service, a change in weather plays a role in the decrease. T...

Jun 28, 2019

Could DST become a thing of the past?

PRINCE GEORGE - Springing forward and falling back may soon be a thing of the past in BC. The provincial government launched a public input survey this week about Daylight Saving Time and already has ...

Jun 27, 2019

CleanBC Government Buildings announced in PG

PRINCE GEORGE - Using the District Energy System as the backdrop, the Minister of Citizens' Services Jinny Sims announced the new CleanBC Government Buildings program.That will see the dedication of $...

Jun 27, 2019 Jinny Sims

Deadline for cabinet to decide future of Trans Mountain expansion is today

OTTAWA - The federal government is widely expected to green light the Trans Mountain expansion project a second time today but, even with a Yes vote, construction is likely weeks, if not months a...

Jun 17, 2019