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Experts call on Alberta government to strengthen treaty relationships

Experts call on Alberta government to strengthen treaty relationships

Treaty obligations outlined by Standingontheroad included the medicine chest clause or  "universal health care, assured to First Nations free of cost" as well as rights around education, fishing, hunting, minerals and clean drinking water. "We are all treaty people," Standingontheroad said. "We all agreed to share this land and respect treaty between our peoples."

Experts root for agrivoltaics to solve clean energy, agricultural needs

Experts root for agrivoltaics to solve clean energy, agricultural needs

Mindorff discussed the benefits of agrivoltaics, which he described as a hybrid agricultural system that maximizes land use and reduces water consumption while providing clean and affordable energy. Among the benefits is the potential to increase crop yields, while reducing water and fertilizer requirements as well as provide growers with additional income generated through selling solar electricity. 

Canada geese causing problems for cities as experts struggle to reduce populations

Canada geese causing problems for cities as experts struggle to reduce populations

While Canada geese are a national symbol, the animals can cause a lot of problems for the cities they reside in, leaving officials grappling to find solutions to mitigate their populations. In recent decades, B.C.-based urban biodiversity planner Jennifer Rae Pierce says Canada geese have been derided as urban pests, overrunning new habitats across North America, especially in cities.