Tag Archives: Environment
'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
Boreal Heartland looking forward to busy 2021 growing season
LA RONGE, Sask. – Online sustainable harvester training begins next week as the growing season starts in northern Saskatchewan. The training is being offered through a partnership between Northl...
May 04, 2021
Melfort Communities in Bloom planning several special projects this season
The Melfort Communities in Bloom (CiB) committee is getting ready for another busy season.Peggy George with CiB gave some insight into the projects the group has underway for this year as they continu...
Apr 30, 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
Big game draw online applications open May 1
The Government of Saskatchewan has set an opening day for the province's big game draw applications to May 1. Hunters will be able to submit online applications until 11:59 p.m. on May 25.According to...
Apr 26, 2021
Spring Cleanup Week begins Monday in Melfort
Monday, April 26 marks the first day of Spring Cleanup Week in the City of Melfort and it will run until May 1.During that week, fees at the landfill will be waived for yard and garden refuse accordin...
Apr 25, 2021
Humboldt Conservation Officers discover oil dumped into Lake Lenore
The Saskatchewan Turn in Poachers line is asking the public for some information after oil was dumped into a lake.On March 23, Humboldt Conservation Officers discovered that a large amount of oil was ...
Apr 23, 2021
Sturgeon Lake Central School celebrates Earth Day year round
Every year on this day the world comes together to celebrate Earth Day. Originally starting in 1970, it marked the beginning of the modern environment movement to bring awareness of the importance of ...
Apr 22, 2021
Parks Canada conducting prescribed burn in P.A. National Park
No need for alarm if local residents notice smoke coming from the south west corner of Prince Albert National Park. Parks Canada is currently conducting a prescribed fire at the park with potentially ...
Apr 21, 2021
Rocky town council wants better coal consultation with province
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - A town council in Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon's backyard wants broader consultation over the government's plans for open-pit coal mining in the Rocky Mountai...
Apr 21, 2021