Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Ivan Semeniuk
Publication Date: November 6, 2024 - 20:49
Engineer who pioneered landfill barrier systems awarded top research prize
November 6, 2024
Kerry Rowe came to Canada for work, but he stayed because of love. More precisely, because of Love Canal.In the late 1970s, Dr. Rowe was an Australian research engineer newly arrived at the University of Western Ontario for an academic stint. But just across the border, the Love Canal neighbourhood of Niagara Falls, N.Y., was found to be marinating in toxic chemicals from a nearby landfill site, touching off one of the worst environmental health emergencies in U.S. history.
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The Canadian Coast Guard was out on the water Wednesday, assessing at least eight boats that ran aground onto beaches during the storm.
November 6, 2024 - 20:57 | Simon Little | Global News - Canada
The Alberta government plans to rewrite and split its freedom of information and privacy law in two, the first major change to access legislation in the province since the early 2000s.The changes would make political staff exempt from access requests, amend timelines for requests and institute steep fines for privacy violations.The announcement was made on Wednesday by Nate Glubish, Technology and Innovation Minister, and Dale Nally, Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction, who said the new legislation was in part a response to a call-to-action from Canada’s information...
November 6, 2024 - 20:41 | Tom Cardoso | The Globe and Mail
A petting farm on Vancouver Island says it was forced to cull its entire flock of about 50 chickens and ducks when they contracted the highly infectious avian flu.In the post to social media, Holly Hill Farm in Campbell River says it is “devastated,” noting each bird had a name, but it was forced to kill the flock “to prevent the spread and help protect food sources.”It says Island Health has assured them the risk to their guests is “extremely low,” although recent visitors should monitor themselves for flu-like symptoms for 10 says after their visit to the farm.
November 6, 2024 - 19:53 | Brieanna Charlebois | The Globe and Mail
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