Oil sands giant Syncrude fined $2.75-million deaths of great blue herons January 4, 2019 Syncrude Canada Ltd. will pay $2.75-million in federal and provincial fines for deaths of 31 great blue herons at one of its oil sands… Continue Reading
Oil sands company Syncrude charged in deaths of 31 great blue herons August 6, 2017 A Canadian oil sands company could face a $500,000 fine if convicted of an environmental crime after dozens of great blue herons were killed in northern… Continue Reading
Mounties always get their …. ducklings June 27, 2017 It was an unusual Sunday morning call for police in northern Alberta. A report of ducklings in a the sewer near the intersection of… Continue Reading
Owners of pets rescued from Fort McMurray wildfires have until June 30 to claim critters June 22, 2016 When fire raged out of control in Fort McMurray this spring, hundreds of family pets were displaced, lost or left behind in the panic… Continue Reading
Evacuees fleeing Fort McMurray fires allowed to bring their pets on Air Canada, WestJet, Canadian North flights May 9, 2016 Kudos to the airlines who service Fort McMurray which has been under siege after wildfires forced tens of thousands of people to flee their… Continue Reading
Exodus of animals begins from Fort McMurray’s wildfires May 7, 2016 The images are both heartbreaking and heartwarming. Dogs, cats, snakes, horses, hedgehogs and every other critter imaginable lost, found and fate unknown in the… Continue Reading
Black bear follows joggers near Fort McMurray; scares the dickens out of them June 16, 2014 Two joggers in northern Alberta had the run of their lives this month during a close encounter with a curious black bear. The incident occurred… Continue Reading
Black bear kills Suncor oil sands worker in northern Alberta May 8, 2014 A black bear attacked and killed a female oil sands worker in northern Alberta on Wednesday afternoon. The 36-year-old woman, identified as Lorna Weafer, was… Continue Reading