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Canada Standard
16 hours ago
- Business
- Canada Standard
Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador Move to Unlock Economic Potential of Offshore Wind
Canada News Centre 02 Jun 2025, 18:30 GMT+10 June 2, 2025 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Natural Resources Canada The offshore renewable energy sector offers Canada a once-in-a-generation economic opportunity, with the global offshore wind market expected to draw $1 trillion in investments by 2040. Boasting the world's longest coastlines, exceptional wind resources and a highly skilled labour pool, Atlantic Canada is ideally situated to capitalize on this extraordinary opportunity for economic growth and job creation. Today, the Government of Canada, in partnership with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, is pleased to announce the coming into force of legislation to enable the development of offshore renewable energy in Newfoundland and Labrador. This follows the passage of the federal Bill C-49 in October 2024 and Newfoundland and Labrador's mirror legislation, Bill 90, in March 2025. The Government of Canada is committed to its strong history of joint management with the Governments of Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia and will work together with them to unlock the enormous potential of offshore renewable energy collaboratively and responsibly. This is part of the federal government's plan to make Canada an energy superpower and build the strongest economy in the G7.
Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
OPINION: Ottawa and Carney must get serious and listen to the West
If Prime Minister Mark Carney doesn't listen to the West, it's going to cost Canada. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe are demanding that Ottawa stop stomping on their provinces' natural resource production. Smith is telling Carney to scrap the 'no more pipelines' law, Bill C-69, lift the cap on Alberta's energy and cancel the looming ban on the sale of new gasoline and diesel vehicles. Moe is stepping in sync with Smith, listing Saskatchewan's demands in a letter, calling for changes to the 'no more pipelines' law, saying, 'There are a few policies that are going to have to go.' Moe is also taking aim at the industrial carbon tax, saying, 'The tax can't be charged on the electricity for Saskatchewan families.' The new prime minister says he's listening. 'I intend to govern for all Canadians,' said Carney in his election victory speech. If that's true, Carney must heed the demands of Smith and Moe, because Ottawa's anti-West policies are damaging the economy and costing taxpayers a truckload of money. How much? Ottawa's cap on oil and gas emissions, which creates a cap on production, will cost the Canadian economy about $20.5 billion and slash 40,000 jobs by 2032, according to the parliamentary budget officer. Canada has seen nearly $670 billion in natural resources projects suspended or cancelled since 2015. To put that kind of money into perspective: $670 billion would pay for the salaries of hundreds of thousands of paramedics and police officers for a decade. That's the equivalent of the value of more than one million houses in Alberta or almost two million homes in Saskatchewan. That kind of money is worth the entire income tax bills for the populations of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba for about 10 years. That's just the lost money from natural resources. Carney's looming ban on the sale of new gasoline and diesel vehicles also has a huge price tag. Canada's vehicle transition could cost up to $300 billion by 2040 to expand the electrical grid, according to a report for Natural Resources Canada. If Carney is serious about boosting the economy and governing for all Canadians, then getting the government out of the way of natural resource projects and scrapping the expensive plan to stop people from buying new gas and diesel vehicles is a good first step. The West has been firmly asking for Ottawa to mind its own business for years. Cancelling the industrial carbon tax is another way for Carney to show he's serious about growing the economy and governing for all Canadians. On the same day Carney scrapped the consumer carbon tax, the Saskatchewan government dropped its industrial carbon tax to zero. 'By eliminating industrial carbon costs, which are often passed directly on to consumers, the province is acting to protect affordability and economic competitiveness,' said the Saskatchewan government's news release. Alberta's industrial carbon tax is now frozen. Increasing the tax above its current rate would make Alberta 'exceptionally uncompetitive,' according to Alberta Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz. Business groups in both provinces lauded each premier, saying it would make their industries more competitive and help bring down costs. When Ottawa forces businesses like fuel refineries or fertilizer plants to pay the carbon tax, they pass on those costs to taxpayers when they heat their homes, fill up their cars and buy groceries. If companies are forced to cut production or leave the country because of the industrial carbon tax and policies like the energy cap, it's regular Albertans and Saskatchewanians who are hurt the most through job losses. If Carney intends to govern for all Canadians, he needs to listen to Smith and Moe and scrap the policies that are set to cost taxpayers billions and eliminate tens of thousands of jobs. Kris Sims is Alberta director and Gage Haubrich is Prairie director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Yahoo
19 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to cast a haze on Ross County
CHILLICOTHE ― Smoke from wildfires burning in Canada is expected to diminish air quality and create a fog in the skies in parts of the United States this week. And this might affect Ross County as well. There are currently 174 wildfires happening in Canada, many of which are out of control, according to Natural Resources Canada. Thousands of residents have been evacuated throughout the country. More: Smoke from Canadian wildfires worsens air quality in Dakotas, Midwestern states The wildfires are sending smoke down into the U.S. that will affect air quality in many parts of Ohio. In Ross County, the current air quality is moderate on June 2, with the amount of ozone in the air climbing in the next two days, according to According to a map from GoErie the smoke density in the area is at a medium. This article originally appeared on Chillicothe Gazette: Ross County might be hit by smoke from Canadian wildfires
CTV News
2 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
EV charging network set to double in Muskoka
Lakeland EV Charging, the operator of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Muskoka, Parry Sound, and central Ontario, announced on Saturday that they will be doubling their EV charging network by the end of next year. In a news release, Lakeland EV Charging confirmed that 17 new charging stations will be added across central Ontario, bringing their total to 33 by the fall of 2026. The operator reports that the expansion will add 50 new chargers, including 26 dual-port DC fast chargers (DCFC) at 180 kilowatts, translating to 100 kilometres worth of charge in ten minutes on average. The initiative is being supported by local, federal and provincial partners, notably, Bracebridge Generation Ltd., Ontario's EV ChargeON program, and Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan). 'The Government of Canada is ensuring that Canadians have reliable and readily available charging options, wherever they go,' said Tim Hodgson, federal minister of energy and natural resources, in the news release. 'We are pleased to invest in building EV charging stations for drivers in Ontario and across Canada as they explore our great country,' 'Increasing access to EV chargers outside large urban centres fills gaps in local charging infrastructure and reduces range anxiety,' added Prabmeet Sarkaria, Ontario's transport minister. 'Through the EV ChargeON Community Sites Stream Program, our government has approved 270 projects to date, including this one by Lakeland EV Charging, demonstrating our commitment to protect Ontario by transforming the province into a global clean energy superpower.' The expansion also includes a partnership with ChargeHub, an app operator that connects EV drivers to charging stations. 'Now people can thoroughly enjoy exploring this beautiful part of Ontario we call home in the perfect way, with their EV's,' said Peter Ewald, director of Lakeland EV Charging. 'Now EV drivers can confidently make their summer travel plans to the Muskoka/Parry Sound area, and next year, more broadly throughout central Ontario, knowing they can count on fast, reliable, and easy-to-locate charging.' The Lakeland EV Charging app can be downloaded from the Apple Store or Google Play.
CBC
3 days ago
- Climate
- CBC
N.S. wildfire season off to a slow start after cool, wet spring
The wildfire season in Nova Scotia has been off to a "slow" start, according to the manager of forest protection with the province's natural resources department. Wildfire season in Nova Scotia runs from March 15 to Oct. 15 and Scott Tingely told CBC News that so far, the number of fires and the amount of hectares burned are both below average at this point. "We had a pretty cool, wet spring so far, so that has certainly helped kind of mitigate the conditions and the risk," Tingley said. As of Thursday, 39 fires have burned about 35 hectares across the province so far. Changing weather conditions This past week, however, has been somewhat concerning because of the hot and windy conditions, he said. There was a small fire in West Gore on Wednesday evening that burned through about 1.5 hectares. The wildfire situation in Nova Scotia has changed rapidly over the last week, according to data from Natural Resources Canada. On Tuesday, the department listed the fire danger across most of the province as low. And as of Thursday, that classification was raised to high for the bulk of the mainland and Cape Breton. Tingley said this week's low humidity and high temperatures, along with breezy winds, do create favourable conditions for wildfires, but we're now in a "green up" period. That's important for bringing shade and moisture to dry areas. "We're starting to see a lot of the trees starting to leaf out," he said. "The trees greening up are kind of mitigating some of that risk as well." CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon said this year, the biggest issue is how long it's been since the last rainfall. "With leftover dead grass and shrubs from the winter, it doesn't take long for things to dry out," Snoddon said. "On that note, we've had a pretty good May with some rain every few days." Mitigation since record wildfire year Tingley said in the two years since after the province's most devastating wildfire season on record, the Department of Natural Resources has implemented all the recommendations that were in a report about the department's response in 2023. Some of those changes include updating equipment, renewing the helicopter fleet and improving internal communication procedures. He said the department has also worked on adding more personnel to the teams that deal with wildfires. "That was a recognized gap and we've done a lot adding capacity to our ability to respond, particularly around incident management teams and getting more people trained to respond and support the efforts," Tingley said. The wildfires of 2023 tore through areas of Shelburne County and the Upper Tantallon area just north of Halifax, destroying more than 200 homes and burning 25,000 hectares of forest. Last year, things shifted dramatically, with the province seeing its least active wildfire season on record, with 83 wildfires burning about 47.5 hectares of land. Tingley said some of that change could be due to residents changing their behaviour when it comes to burning since 2023. A fine of $25,000 was temporarily put in place for illegal burning in the province. That fine was made permanent earlier this month.
