Environment

Most Dutch Elm trees in Melfort have been removed

The City of Melfort has some good news on the Dutch Elm disease front. After over 100 trees in the city were found to have the disease this year, the decision was made to remove the trees as quickly a...

Nov 22, 2024

Exceptional weather leading to unpredictable winter commercial fishing season

Northern fishermen are facing uncertainty due to unpredictable weather. That's according to Air Ronge resident Gordon Stomp, who has been a commercial fishmen for decades. Meteorologists are calling f...

Nov 07, 2024

Work to decommission Melfort landfill underway after project receives government approval

The City of Melfort has received approval for the decommissioning of the landfill. It was announced at Monday's council meeting that Melfort received the official permit to construct from the Ministry...

Oct 08, 2024

How to photograph the northern lights with your phone

It's considered the Holy Grail of skywatching, and the only thing better than seeing the northern lights in real life is capturing your own mesmerizing photo of the atmospheric phenomenon. Scott Aspin...

Oct 07, 2024

'The building was completely charged with black smoke': Fire chief describes golf resort fire

Black smoke from floor to ceiling and temperatures exceeding 800 degrees fahrenheit. That's how Jim Arnold, the fire chief at Candle Lake is describing the inside conditions during Monday's fire at th...

Sep 24, 2024

Increased wood supply ups odds of success for new mill

One of the biggest benefits of oriented strand board mills is their ability to take remnant wood from other operations and turn what might be something considered defective and make a building product...

Sep 18, 2024

Contractor begins removal of trees infected with Dutch Elm Disease in Melfort

A crew has arrived in Melfort to try to slow the city's significant Dutch Elm Disease problem. Director of Community Services Rob Lok told northeastNOW the city's tree removal contractor has begun wor...

Sep 11, 2024

Evacuation order lifted, Sandy Bay residents returning home

Almost a month after being told to grab their belongings and leave their community, residents of Sandy Bay will soon be returning home.At 8a.m. this morning, the evacuation order that was issued on Au...

Sep 10, 2024

Sask. set 13 new heat records on Sunday: Environment Canada

The scorching heat on Sunday toppled a number of heat records around Saskatchewan.Many of the records had been standing for more than four decades.According to preliminary figures from Environment Can...

Sep 09, 2024

Ground squirrels (not gophers) population risen this year

All over Saskatchewan during the summer, people have been complaining about the amount of gophers they've been seeing this year. Surprisingly, what you are seeing is likely not a gopher, but actually ...

Sep 06, 2024