Environment

Celebrating Arbor Week with plans for more urban forestation

As Arbor Week is celebrated across Saskatchewan this week, with Arbor Day on May 28, Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie said people may not realize just how much trees benefit the community on many levels. ...

May 28, 2021

Saskatchewan extends big game draw after website crashes

A technical glitch has prompted the Saskatchewan government to extend the big game draw.In a media release Wednesday, the government said its website crashed Tuesday evening, affecting access to the S...

May 26, 2021

Rainfall improves dry conditions, fire bans lifting

The rainfall over the past weekend came at a critical time for Northwest Saskatchewan.Several communities saw more rainfall between Sunday and Monday that they see on average in the month of May. Nort...

May 25, 2021

Campgrounds continue to fill in Saskatchewan

Despite damp outdoor conditions, Saskatchewan residents have continued to flock to campgrounds since they opened earlier this spring.The reservation launch from the province in April saw a 110 per cen...

May 24, 2021

Medstead receiving more than $77,000 for playground upgrades

Children in the Medstead area will soon have a safer place to play.The village of Medstead recently received government infrastructure funding to complete a playground project that began three years a...

May 20, 2021

Early survey results show big concerns in Alberta over Rocky Mountain coal mining

EDMONTON - Early results from a provincial survey on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains show major concerns about expanding the industry. Ninety per cent of the respondents say there are some areas of...

May 18, 2021

Go easy on the lawn this month, and the critters: NCC

The snow has melted, growing season is upon us, and that means it'll soon be time to mow the lawn, right? No. While our yards and green spaces have become important refuges during this pandemic, they'...

May 08, 2021

Farmers seeding in NW region hoping for rain

Producers in the Battlefords and Northwest region of Saskatchewan have their eyes to the sky hoping for some rain in the future as seeding progresses.Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture crops extensi...

May 07, 2021

'Like a flash fire:' Rabbit owners warned about outbreak of deadly disease in Alberta

CALGARY - Janice Romick could see it coming. The rabbit breeder for 40 years in Cold Lake, Alta., says she saw the writing on the wall before a deadly rabbit virus appeared last month in the southern ...

May 05, 2021

SK 4 Dorintosh named worst road in Saskatchewan

The 2021 CAA's Worst Roads Saskatchewan campaign results were announced today, with Saskatchewan HWY 4 through Dorintosh at the number one spot.The campaign is designed to highlight roads in need of r...

Apr 28, 2021