Local State of Emergency declared, City passes Emergency Water Conservation Bylaw
Press Release July 25, 2016 Prince Albert, SK.- As of 6:15 a.m. today, the water intake for the Water Treatment Plant for the City of Prince Albert was shut off…
NWMO: Implementing Adaptive Phased Management 2017 to 2021 – Draft for Public Review
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has released Implementing Adaptive Phased Management 2017 to 2021 – DRAFT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW, our annually updated strategic plan. It describes our five-year work…
AER – Operational Advisory: Leak Detection
Press Release July 14, 2016 This bulletin highlights the importance of developing and maintaining an effective leak detection program for multiphase (oil well effluent) and produced water pipelines. The focus…
France will need further effort to meet environmental goals
Press Release July 11, 2016 France has improved its environmental performance over the last decade, lowering greenhouse gas emissions, reducing some air pollutants and cutting its use of fresh water.…
Fortis and Hawaiian Electric: LNG exports come with environmental impacts
Press Release July 8, 2016 Fortis has struck an agreement with Hawaiian Electric Company to export liquefied natural gas from FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG plant in Delta, B.C., to Hawaii, beginning…
Industry Empowering Local Communities: OWA Releases Community Guide to Small Waterpower Development
Press Release (July 6, 2016 – Toronto) The Ontario Waterpower Association (OWA) is pleased to announce the release of a new Community Guide to Small Waterpower Development. The guide has…
Mi’kmaq Concerned with In-Stream Tidal Development in the Bay of Fundy
Press Release July 05, 2016 The Mi’kmaq of Nova Scotia have major concerns with the development of in-stream tidal in the Bay of Fundy. Through consultation with the Province of…
Honduran Village Resists Forced Relocation and Exhumations by Canadian Mining Company
Press Release June 29, 2016 (Ottawa/Tegucigalpa) A new report outlines the continuing struggle of the Honduran community of Azacualpa to defend the integrity of the town, including a 200-year old…
Major Report Shows Blueberry River First Nations’ Land Hammered by Non-Stop Provincial Approval of Industrial Development
Press Release VANCOUVER, BC–(June 28, 2016) – Up to 84 per cent of the traditional territory of the Blueberry River First Nations (BRFN) is now negatively impacted by industrial activity.…
Additional training session for the new Reclamation Certificate Application System
As referenced in Bulletin 2016-17 the AER is holding an additional training session for the new technology to process reclamation certificate applications. Session information: Location: University of Calgary, Downtown Campus,…
