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“This cap is not realistic or effective, will not achieve its grandiose emissions targets and will not be tolerated in Alberta,” says the province’s official response.
“Given the shallow, slow-moving water, the preceding cold snap and the stream conditions, the fish were most likely killed as a result of being trapped and isolated in pools during the rapid onset of extreme cold conditions."
New information about high level of pollution were published in a the journal Environmental Pollution by provincial government scientists who were not made available to speak to reporters,
Rivers and reservoirs are at low levels never recorded. Alberta is working on its emergency plan and "water sharing" deals. A disastrously dry 2024 is already bringing back the "we're all in this together" message we heard not long ago.
New funding will help rural and urban communities across the province become more energy efficient and reduce costs.