‘Zero Mile Diet’ Blooms in BC (in News)
‘Dramatic’ rise in food gardens, say seed vendors.
Archive for May 4th, 2008
Fishermen in N.L. refuse to catch crab, protesting low price of shellfish
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Fishermen in Newfoundland are refusing to trap any crab to protest the low price of the shellfish.
More birds in danger
Bad news just keeps on coming for Alberta’s embattled oilsands industry.
Pipeline leak cleanup nearing completion
Cleaning efforts are almost complete at the site of an oil pipeline
leak that saw between 60 and 125 barrels spilled last week in northern
Alberta, though officials continue to search for…
Syncrude looks to restore image
Syncrude was fighting a war on two fronts this weekend, dealing with
the aftermath of the death of about 500 ducks at its Fort McMurray
plant and trying to attract new employees at Alberta’s largest…
The Next Big Thing in Food
Vancouver Sun’s Randy Shore does a taste test at The Grocer Showcase West and finds out what the next big thing is in food.
Alberta puts $55.2M into pine-beetle fight
The Alberta government is setting aside $55.2 million to fight the mountain pine beetle this year.
B.C. earmarks $1.5-million to protect white sturgeon
The B.C. government announced yesterday it plans to spend $1.5-million to help white sturgeon survive in the Nechako River.The grant is going to the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C, which will…
