Tag Archives: Environment
Town of Nipawin awards landfill decommissioning project tender
The Town of Nipawin has awarded the tender for their landfill decommissioning project. Council has awarded the tender for the project for $3,775,777.60 at a special council meeting on Monday. CAO Mich...
Jul 24, 2024
Carrière proud of positive story she brought to TV show 'Alone'
Extreme loneliness took Michela Carrire by surprise while competing in the hit TV show Alone.It was one of several reasons that led to her downfall and elimination from the History Channel reality sho...
Jul 23, 2024
Warm, smoky conditions to stick around for a few more days
Anyone looking for relief from the smoky, hot conditions will have to wait for a while. The smoke has led to a special air quality statement being issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada for m...
Jul 22, 2024
Water danger can be a surprise even for good swimmers, says RCMP’s underwater recovery expert
From jumping into a dugout on the farm to swimming in a river when you're used to a lake, even experienced swimmers can underestimate where real trouble lurks, the Saskatchewan RCMP's underwater recov...
Jul 19, 2024
Melfort Communities in Bloom to compete in Nationals once again
In just a couple of weeks, Communities in Bloom (CiB) judges will be evaluating Melfort for a national competition."We took last year off, just to give our volunteers a bit of a break, so it's time to...
Jul 09, 2024
Living history: grand opening of overnight experience at Doukhobor Dugout House offers visitors insight into ancestor's lives
Against the backdrop of the serenity that only a summer's bucolic environment can offer, the great-great-grandson of a man killed in a train explosion 100 years ago took to the podium to speak of peac...
Jul 07, 2024
Food supply is the main reason Sask. residents are seeing more bears
Black bear populations are stable and have not changed much, said a Saskatchewan bear biologist, but they have a slight shortage of food in some areas and that's why people are seeing more of them in ...
Jul 04, 2024
Bison bone discovery near Prince Albert provides window to life over 9,000 years ago
Researchers believe a fossil discovery west of Prince Albert not only shows proof people occupied the area over 9,000 years ago but also may assist future generations to adapt to climate change.A team...
Jul 04, 2024
Farmers along Little Red River lose out to high water
A group of farmers along the Spruce (AKA Little Red) River is questioning how water levels are being managed, starting at Anglin Lake and running all the way to the North Saskatchewan River. At least ...
Jun 29, 2024
Farmers along Little Red River lose out to high water
A group of farmers along the Spruce (AKA Little Red) River is questioning how water levels are being managed, starting at Anglin Lake and running all the way to the North Saskatchewan River. At least ...
Jun 28, 2024