Landfill

• Air quality data to be released on smoke from stubborn Calgary landfill fire

  The fire has been smouldering in piles of material at the ECCO Recycling landfill for more than a week, with smoke drifting into nearby southern Calgary communities.

  Environment

  Sep 14
  
• Ottawa moves forward in bid to buy private landfill amid province-wide shortage

  Ottawa is moving ahead with a bid to buy a privately owned, provincially approved landfill as Ontario faces a waste-capacity crunch, despite strong community opposition.

  Politics

  Nov 27, 2025
  
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• Windsor now offering weekly dirty diaper pick-up amid garbage schedule changes

  Windsor, Ont., announces pilot program to help families dispose of diapers amid new biweekly regular garbage collection schedule.

  Environment

  Oct 22, 2025
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• Residents grow frustrated as northeast Calgary lot used for illegal dumping

  'You have to drive by all this garbage,' said Shirley Silbernagel, who works in the area. 'It looks like we're a dump.'

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2025
• Montreal-area mayors outraged as Quebec tables bill to expand hazardous landfill

  Quebec’s natural resources minister said Thursday she had tabled a bill to transfer the contested piece of land to the government, and lease it long-term to Stablex.

  Environment

  Feb 27, 2025
• City of Regina seeks contracts to build permanent composting facility

  Plans for Regina’s composting facility have been put on hold, as the city has ends its contract with energy company, EverGen Infrastructure Corp.

  Canada

  Jan 16, 2025
• Manitoba begins next stage of landfill search efforts

  Manitoba’s premier says the province began the fourth phase of its efforts to search the Prairie Green Landfill north of Winnipeg.

  Politics

  Dec 2, 2024
• Grassroots group celebrates one year of soup and support

  "I believe in fighting for what's right, but I also believe in creating a solution. And this was our solution."

  Lifestyle

  Oct 26, 2024
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• Saskatchewan to cover a portion of landfill search costs for missing Saskatoon woman

  The Saskatchewan government says it will reimburse some of the costs of a 1.5-million-dollar landfill search that found the remains of a missing woman

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2024
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• A former Winnipeg landfill finds new purpose as volunteers build out forest

  Over the weekend, volunteers spent time to transform the Marlene Street Park, starting with planting 1,000 trees.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2024