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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
More Than 40 Lakes Nationwide Face Closures Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend
If you're planning on spending time at the lake this Memorial Day weekend, make sure it's open before you head out. After the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency launched earlier this year with the goal of reducing spending, it's resulted in major layoffs of thousands of federal employees, which is now trickling down to many recreational summer destinations. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Due to staffing and resource reductions and shortages, more than 40 federally managed lakes across the U.S. are facing full or partial closures going into the long weekend—and beyond. With the cuts impacting recreational services, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told USA Today that they have no choice but to 'limit operations at certain sites or close them altogether.' "Decisions to make operational changes at recreation areas are not made lightly, and we understand those decisions may be disruptive to the public's plans," USACE spokesperson Gene Pawlik stated, expanding on closures of access points, campgrounds, beaches and boat ramps across more than three dozen lakes. "We continue to reassess our current operating picture as impacts from resignations and the hiring freeze are realized," Pawlik added. The US Army Corps of Engineers—a branch of the U.S. military that is part of the civilian workforce currently under the President's hiring freeze—is responsible for managing 400 lake and river projects across 43 states. While a full closure is always a "last resort," Pawlik revealed, it's done with the public's safety in mind, or to ensure that there are "minimum staffing requirements at other locations." For a list of ongoing closures, you can check the map or easily accessible Than 40 Lakes Nationwide Face Closures Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend first appeared on Parade on May 23, 2025
CBC
17-03-2025
- Business
- CBC
Terminating the consumer carbon tax only 'a step in the right direction,' province says
Social Sharing The Saskatchewan government believes the decision to scrap the federal consumer carbon tax is a "step in the right direction" but wants the entire pricing scheme to be eliminated. In a brief statement issued Monday, the provincial government said they're calling for the federal government to do more. "The Prime Minister still needs to eliminate the other of half of the carbon tax that is charged on industry and indirectly paid by consumers," the statement says. On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney signed a ministerial directive that the fuel charge be removed effective April 1 and that the month's carbon rebates go ahead as planned. Premier Scott Moe has been an opponent of the federal program since it was implement by former prime minister Justin Trudeau in 2019. Under Moe, Saskatchewan participated in an unsuccessful challenge of the pricing scheme. WATCH| Canada developing a 'targeted response' to replace 'divisive' carbon tax: minister Canada developing a 'targeted response' to replace 'divisive' carbon tax: minister 2 hours ago Duration 14:46 In his first act in office, Prime Minister Mark Carney ordered the controversial consumer carbon tax to be eliminated in April. Now, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he'd kill the industrial carbon tax, too. Power & Politics hears from Industry Minister Anita Anand on Ottawa's plan to replace the carbon tax — and the idea of slashing the industrial tax. Since 2024, Saskatchewan has refused to charge the carbon tax on home heating and also chose not to remit those funds to the federal government. The legal dispute over that dispute is still making its way through the federal courts. Saskatchewan's Official Opposition greeted the end of the carbon with a simple statement last week. "Great. Finally," Carla Beck said. On Monday, the Saskatchewan NDP leader expanded even further, saying the writing has been on the wall for the carbon tax for awhile. Now, Beck said, it's important to focus "on the future, to look to what investments we need to be making in this country to ensure that we're not overly dependent on the United States any longer and also to take advantage of markets beyond beyond North America and to be able to get our goods to markets." . Darcy Pawlik, the executive director of the Wheat Growers Association, says the organization has always been opposed to the carbon-pricing scheme implemented by the federal government. "Now that it has been suspended for some unknown period of time, we remain suspicious of what could come next since no plan has been shared," Pawlik said. Pawlik says the association believes any tax that increases the cost of production will be passed along, eventually raising the cost of food. Carbon pricing has "perversely" harmed food producers, Pawlik said, "so at least today we don't see how farmers or anyone else will benefit at all."
