Tag Archives: Environment
NewsAlert: National parks, historic sites partly reopening June 1
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced that national parks will gradually reopen starting June, signalling the federal government's first halting steps to bringing Canada out o...
May 14, 2020
Wildfire at Fort à la Corne
A wildfire is burning in the Fort la Corne forest northwest of Melfort.According to the provincial wildfire map, the blaze is just north of the Saskatchewan River and is uncontained. The Saskatchewan ...
May 14, 2020
Wanuskewin welcomes first generation of baby bison born on land in nearly 150 years
Wanuskewin Heritage Park is announcing the births of four baby bison, the first calves born on the land since the signing of Treaty 6 in 1876.While nearly 30 million bison once roamed the Great Plains...
May 14, 2020
Province provides $10 million in funding for livestock producers
The provincial government will provide $10 million in funding to help livestock producers as they navigate market disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The support will include $5 million for t...
May 14, 2020
Province provides $10 million in funding for livestock producers
The provincial government will provide $10 million in funding to help livestock producers as they navigate market disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.The support will include $5 million for th...
May 14, 2020
Thousands of fish found dead at Humboldt Lake
Piles of dead fish were trucked away or buried on the shores of Humboldt Lake this week, after what the area's reeve is calling a bad winter kill.Posts on Facebook described thousands of fish being fo...
May 14, 2020
NewsAlert: National parks, historic sites partly reopening June 1
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced that national parks will gradually reopen starting June, signalling the federal government's first halting steps to bringing Canada out o...
May 14, 2020
Chronic wasting disease an issue in many areas of Saskatchewan
Chronic wasting disease is present in 55 of Saskatchewan's 85 wildlife management zones.Chuck Lees, assistant executive director with fish, wildlife and lands branch with the ministry of environment s...
May 12, 2020
Grass fire scorches Paddockwood area property
There was lots of smoke Wednesday afternoon, coming from a property west of Paddockwood.According to their Facebook page, the Lakeland and District Fire Department responded around 12:45 p.m. to a ten...
May 06, 2020 (Facebook/ Lakeland and District Fire Dept.)
Baby birds outside the nest: Experts say it's OK to intervene
If you see a flightless baby outside its protective nest, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Saskatchewan (WRSOS) wants people to know they can help. "It's a myth - a bird can not smell you on the...
May 06, 2020 Two young robins in a nest. (ID 13496447 © Cheryl Davis | Dreamstime.com)
