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Concerned organizations in Rainy River, Ont. say the town’s medical system is on life support as they struggle to recruit and retain staff. The northwestern Ontario town is facing dire shortages of both doctors and paramedics, said Mayor Deborah Ewald at an Ontario Health Coalition press conference Friday. “There needs to be some significant changes because…
Water usage in Calgary hit a more sustainable level on Tuesday, the city says. The city reported progress in its water conservation efforts on Wednesday, recording its lowest usage in 10 days. Water demand dropped to 481 million litres on Tuesday, the lowest total Calgary has seen since Labour Day Weekend, and a total that…
It’s been a rough stretch for many Canadian ranchers, with drought, pandemic-rattled supply chains and soaring feed and fuel prices taking a toll on those who raise their herds on the Prairies. Now, recent numbers from Statistics Canada provide some insight into the depth of those impacts, as operators opted to cull their herds in the face of shrinking profit margins….
The Red River Exhibition Association is interested in dusting off the home plates at John Blumberg Sports Complex and redeveloping the park for multiple sports. The Ex has made a proposal to the City of Winnipeg to lease the rundown complex in the Rural Municipality of Headingley, a remnant from the years when the neighbouring municipality…
Conservationists are sounding the alarm over dwindling old-growth forests on an island off British Columbia’s South Coast — and a new report backs up their concerns. B.C.’s Forest Practices Board says without improvements to how forests on Quadra Island are managed, the remaining old growth there may not survive. The board’s investigation started after the…
Peter Duck has lived in the town of Banff for more than four decades, a period during which he says there’s been plenty of change. “Well, when I came to Banff I kind of thought it was a small, quiet town, a very small community.” The summers were still a busy time then, said Duck,…
An announcement Thursday in eastern Prince Edward Island confirmed that $87.5 million in federal funds will be going toward developing sustainable agriculture projects in the next four years. The money will be divided among 30 academic institutions across the country, and includes $6.9 million for UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peters…
