7/20/2009

Chinese Villagers Flee County In Radiation Scare

In this Saturday, July 18, 2009 photo, Qi county residents prepare to return home from neighboring Sui county, after fleeing their town in central China's Henan province following a radiation leak scare. Rumors of a radiation leak at a local factory prompted scores of panicked residents of Qi county to flee their homes over the weekend but most had returned by Monday, July 20, 2009, amid government assurances that the situation was safe. (AP Photo)

Projet Minier Aurifère Canadian Malartic : Rapport d’Enquête Et d’Audience Publique

Environmental Report : Canadian Malartic Information Made Public

UK Set To Take Back Brazil Waste


The contents of the containers were clearly of UK origin
The UK is working with Brazilian authorities to return more than 1,400 tonnes of toxic waste to Britain, the Environment Agency has said.

A Mighty Wind Blows Through Alberta


Relatively rare 'plow winds' howl through province, ripping up trees and raining down hail. James Miller looks at the damage to his vehicle which was parked on the street in front of his house at 11137 57th Street, after a large tree fell on it. Hundreds of trees in the city were uprooted and damaged by a severe thunderstorm that brought high winds, hail and lightning to the Edmonton area on
Photograph by: Larry Wong, The Journal, Edmonton Journal

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Rescuers Rush To Save Animals Left Behind By Fires


Susie, a rescued beagle gets some attention from Erica Malanchuk and Jesse Curtin, July 19th, at the Jim Lind arena in Kelowna. Photograph by: Ward Perrin, Vancouver Sun

Heat Has Fire Officials On Alert


As wildfires rage in Okanagan, firefighters here remain worried

Fire Crews Continue To Battle 3 West Kelowna Blazes


A wildfire burns out of control as smoke hangs above Kelowna, B.C., in the early morning hours of Monday July 20, 2009. (Darryl Dyck / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

11,000 Flee Forest Fire In Okanagan