Environment

Wildfire smoke could reach southern and central Saskatchewan on Tuesday

As wildfires continue to put smoke into the air and reduce air quality in northern Saskatchewan, both Regina and Saskatoon are being put on notice.Terri Lang, a meteorologist with Environment and Clim...

May 15, 2023

Buffalo Narrows declares state of emergency, issues evacuation notices for some residents due to wildfire

UPDATE: Power to the village has been cut off due to powerlines in the area catching fire. Meanwhile, Highway 155 has been shut down for up to six hours as the fire once again jumped the road in a sep...

May 14, 2023

Clean electricity standards could be candidate for Sask. First Act tribunal

The new clean electricity regulations expected from the federal government in the coming months could be a top candidate for consideration by the yet-unformed tribunal operating under the Saskatchewan...

May 14, 2023

More fire bans issued as wildfires continue to pop up

As the hot weather continues, wildfires keep popping up in our province leading to more fire bans across Saskatchewan. As of Saturday, the province said that there are 35 fires currently burning with ...

May 13, 2023

Updated fire bans in Saskatchewan

The wildfire season is off to an unprecedented start in the province with 86 fires, and counting, being reported in Saskatchewan so far. With that, the majority of the province is under a total fire b...

May 07, 2023

Update: Tisdale joins Nipawin to initiate fire ban

Update: Later on Friday, the Rural Municipality of Tisdale also issued a fire ban, hours after the RM of Nipawin did the same. The conditions of both fire bans are the same. No person should light, st...

May 05, 2023

UPDATE: Clearwater River Dene Nation ordered to evacuate as wildfire nears

Update: A mandatory evacuation order was put into effect around 8 p.m. Wednesday evening for the Clearwater River Dene Nation (CRDN). Community officials said it was due to increased smoke and because...

May 03, 2023

Northeast communities to benefit from flood mapping

The Water Security Agency (WSA) is working to improve water management for the province with a key investment in the Flood Hazard Identification Mapping Program, and both the Melfort and Tisdale areas...

May 03, 2023

Multiple contained, uncontained fires burning close to local communities

Wildfire season is here in Saskatchewan and multiple fires have already been reported all over.Currently, there are nine fires burning in the province, four contained, four uncontained, and one that's...

May 03, 2023

River breakup on North Saskatchewan River expected to happen soon

Ice on the North Saskatchewan River is expected to break up in the very near future.That's according to Sean Osmar, a spokesperson for the province's Water Security Agency (WSA), who told paNOW they'r...

Apr 21, 2023