Tag Archives: Environment

Weekend storm tears path through small hamlet and surrounding farms
Marlene Coulter-Hovdebo says the storm that devastated their property sounded like a train was coming through, and there was zero visibilty.Coulter-Hovdebo and her husband live just north of Brancepet...
Jun 15, 2020

Weekend storm tears path through small hamlet and surrounding farms
Marlene Coulter-Hovdebo says the storm that devastated their property sounded like a train was coming through, and there was zero visibilty. Coulter-Hovdebo and her husband live just north of Brancepe...
Jun 15, 2020

Wildfire near Prince Albert prompts rapid response
Crews with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) were on the ground today, dealing with containment after a human-caused wildfire north west of Prince Albert yesterday. It sparked just west of ...
Jun 14, 2020

Pregnant doe shot and left near Weldon
Content Warning: Graphic image belowConservation officers are looking for your help to solve the shooting of a pregnant mule deer doe near Weldon.Melfort conservation officers received a Turn in Poach...
Jun 12, 2020

Alberta First Nations appeal suspension of environmental monitoring in oilpatch
EDMONTON - Three northern Alberta First Nations want to appeal the province's decision to suspend environmental monitoring in the oilpatch. The Mikisew Cree First Nation, the Fort McKay First Nat...
Jun 08, 2020

Twenty-nine of Canada's 48 national parks to reopen to day-use visitors June 1
More than half of Canada's national parks - including Banff in Alberta, Pacific Rim in British Columbia and Cape Breton Highlands in Nova Scotia - are to reopen June 1.According to the national parks ...
May 27, 2020

Fort à la Corne wildfire contained
The English Creek wildfire at Fort la Corne is now contained.Previously the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said while the blaze had been measured more accurately at 41,360 hectares it was no...
May 25, 2020

Melfort Campground remains closed to recreational camping
Recreational camping at the Melfort Campground won't be taking place any time soon.In March, public health restrictions were put in place by the provincial government due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tho...
May 21, 2020

P.A. area farmers recount big thunderstorm
As far as storms go, locals who know a thing or two about the weather are figuring last night's light show and deluge - which brought over three inches to one spot - was one of the biggest in recent m...
May 21, 2020

English Creek fire at 40,000 hectares, still uncontained
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has provided another update on the English Creek fire that started in the Fort la Corne Provincial Forest.As of Tuesday morning, the fire has grown to 40,0...
May 20, 2020