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Wastewater from ruptured sewer line still flowing into Bow River: Town of Cochrane
CTV News
After initially saying that wastewater was no longer flowing into the Bow River, the Town of Cochrane said actually it still is. At 7:35 a.m. Sunday, the town said workers had stopped the flow of wastewater into the Bow following a Saturday sewage line rupture. However, at 12:20 p.m., they issued a statement to the contrary. Click here to continue reading
‘Dramatic decline’: Calgary researcher says sea ice in Antarctica lowest since 1986
CTV News
A Calgary researcher, who has spent the last eight months in Antarctica studying sea ice, says he has seen first-hand how big an effect climate change has had in the region. Click here to continue reading
As drought dries up B.C. rivers, conservationists turn to beavers for help
CBC News
The ongoing drought in many parts of B.C. is causing some rivers in the province’s northern Interior to reach their driest mid-October levels in years. In Prince George, the unusually low waters have locals worried. Click here to continue reading
First ‘significant’ snowfall over Alberta
Global News
Environment Canada said snow will develop over west-central Alberta Sunday and move towards the south and east Monday. Snowfall amounts will vary greatly across the province due to initially warm ground temperatures and the duration of the snowfall. Click here to continue reading
Sewage leaks into Bow River in Cochrane; Calgary urges residents to stay away from river
Calgary Herald
Cochrane has implemented water restrictions, but drinking water remains safe in both communities, officials say. Click here to continue reading
‘Crabs everywhere’: off Canada’s Pacific coast, Indigenous Haida fight a host of invasive species
The Guardian
The 150 islands of Haida Gwaii (“Islands of the People” in the Haida language) are under relentless attack by waves of invasive species, which threaten to upend a delicate ecosystem and erode the rich wildlife of the region. The scourge of invasives is a global problem costing $423bn (£350bn) a year, but as local people work to fend off the intruders, the debate over their eradication raises larger questions about how ecosystems adapt over generations. Click here to continue reading
Funding for Nova Scotia to help salmon, trout in vital wild salmon watershed
Water Canada
The Province is investing $75,000 from the Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund to protect and enhance the habitat of one of Nova Scotia’s only healthy spring salmon rivers. Click here to continue reading
Reservoirs fill back up in southern Alberta
The Western Producer
Reservoirs across southern Alberta are starting to fill again after a year in which irrigation water resources were stressed but managed to get through a growing season dominated by dry conditions and little precipitation. The one major exception is the Oldman Dam reservoir, which continues to see levels drop, albeit at a much slower rate since the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District shut down earlier this month. Click here to continue reading
Drought conditions not letting up
The Western Producer
Moisture is just as much of a concern as harvest wraps up across the Prairies as it was at the beginning of the growing season. As of Sept. 30, 72 percent of Canada was reported as having some level of drought conditions, 69 percent of which is agricultural land, according to Agriculture Canada’s recently released Canadian Drought Monitor report. Click here to continue reading
Cajun crawdads make unwelcome appearance in Nova Scotia lake
CBC News
An invasive crayfish native to the southern United States has been found in a lake near Lower Sackville, N.S., outside Halifax. It is believed to be the first confirmed detection in Canada of the red swamp crayfish, better known as the crawdad in Louisiana cuisine. Click here to continue reading