Environment

Battlefords Trail Breakers Snowmobile Club to host 2024 provincial festival

Get ready for some snow fun for the family! The Battlefords Trail Breakers Snowmobile Club are gearing up to host the Provincial Snowmobile Festival on February 23 and 24.This is the first time the Ba...

Jan 19, 2024

First Nations communities in P.A. area fear forest management plan will destroy treaty territory

Fearing the provincial government's forest management plan will have a big impact on their ability to hunt and gather medicines, members of several First Nations in the Prince Albert area have gone to...

Jan 13, 2024

Ice fishing underway in Battlefords-Meadow Lake areas

With the ice fishing season now underway in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake areas, people are reminded to take the normal precautions before heading out to be safe.Dennis Baldinus, owner of The Genera...

Jan 05, 2024

Sask. ski hills battle mother nature well into December

The mild weather seen throughout Saskatchewan this winter have been a welcome change for some, but for members of the skiing community it's been anything but.Even nearing Dec. 31, some ski hills in Sa...

Dec 29, 2023

EV charging stations come to North Battleford Gold Eagle Casino

In the parking lot of the Gold Eagle Casino, future-forward technology is being installed. The process to get Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations at the casino's location began over a year ago whe...

Jaryn Vecchio Dec 28, 2023

Christmas weather outlook promising for Battlefords-Meadow Lake area

If hitting the highway is on your agenda this holiday season, you are in luck. Environment and Climate Change Canada reports weather conditions will remain mild and stable in the Battlefords and Meado...

Dec 21, 2023

Climate change could be avenue for adversaries to harm Canada, spy service warns

Canada's spy service warns that dramatic shifts caused by climate change and the ensuing fractious upheaval around the world could leave Canada vulnerable, imperilling its food and water supplies, ene...

Dec 16, 2023

Batoche home to first bison herd since 19th century

A bison herd has found a new home in Batoche. The animals are now under the supervision of the Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) after Parks Canada agreed to transfer them from Grasslands National Park....

Dec 08, 2023

Around $3.5 million raised through oil and gas leases in Lloydminster area

More oil and gas leases have been sold in the Lloydminster area.The Government of Saskatchewan held a public offering on Tuesday for 70 different parcels of land across the province with 40 being leas...

Dec 07, 2023

Jackfish Breakwater Project underway in Cochin to raise $1.8M

Under a cool, steel-grey sky Peter Wiesner looks out at the aging, crooked little finger at the opening of Lehman Creek. The long, twisting rocky outcrop is all that's left of the breakwater after dec...

Dec 06, 2023