Environment

Province offers free fishing for Family Day Weekend

Saskatchewan residents willing to brave the cold, are invited to give ice fishing a try this Family Day weekend.The province is offering free fishing with no license required on all provincial water b...

Feb 12, 2021

New provincial record set for gas consumption

A new record has been set in Saskatchewan, beating a previous record that was set a little more than a year ago.In a release, SaskEnergy announced a new record of 1.57 petajoules (PJ) was set Tuesday....

Feb 10, 2021

No mussels found in Saskatchewan bodies of water in 2020

Saskatchewan's continued efforts to bulk up its defences against invasive mussels paid off in 2020.In a media release Monday, the Ministry of Environment said there weren't any invasive mussels found ...

Feb 08, 2021

Jason Kenney defends Rockies coal policy, calls old protections a 'dead letter'

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Albertans have no cause to worry over his government quietly throwing out a coal policy that protected the Rocky Mountains for more than four decades."No r...

Feb 03, 2021

Melfort's Riverside Chrysler home to first electric charging station in region

Melfort's Riverside Chrysler dealership is now home to the first charging station in the northeast region.General Manager Doug Kurtenbach told northeastNOW they have a station inside their shop, and o...

Feb 03, 2021

Alberta promises close watch on new mines but cuts oversight of coal-polluted rivers

EDMONTON - Alberta government documents show repeated cuts to environmental monitoring despite contaminants in some waterways that exceed thresholds that are supposed to trigger increased scrutiny. Th...

Feb 01, 2021

Contaminant from coal mines already high in some Alberta rivers: unreported data

EDMONTON - Some Alberta rivers and streams have already been heavily contaminated by coal mining, unreported government data suggests.The province's plan for large-scale expansion of the industry is f...

Jan 25, 2021

Northeast communities frustrated with snowmobilers not following routes

The pro shop manager for Pasquia Golf Course in Carrot River saw an unwelcomed surprise on the No. nine green.Karen Gray discovered snowmobile tracks on the golf course on Jan. 12. She's disappointed ...

Lisa Brady Jan 20, 2021

Public opposition growing: Petitions against Alberta coal mines top 100K signatures

Public opposition to the Alberta government's plan to expand coal mining in the Rocky Mountains is growing with tens of thousands of people signing petitions, writing letters and joining online groups...

Jan 18, 2021

Alberta monolith comes with message to save eastern slopes of Rocky Mountains

A towering stainless steel monolith set up along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta comes with a message. The three-metre-tall structure, which reflects its surroundings, is one of m...

Jan 15, 2021