Tag Archives: Environment
Changes can help at-risk species
The issue of species preservation is a topic on the world stage after the release of a United Nations report showed the world could lose one million species over the next several decades.Prince Albert...
May 06, 2019 A barn swallow nest. Experts say the bird should be discouraged from nesting on any structures.(submitted photo/Prince Albert National Park)
Snow not dampening farmers' spirits
The fresh blanket of snow on the ground this week, should make farmers happy, after concerns about dry crops.Ryan Scragg farms northeast of Prince Albert and said he did not mind the snow, but would h...
May 03, 2019 A farmer's field just northeast of Prince Albert. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Snow dampens P.A. and area
Snow has for now returned to Prince Albert and the surrounding area. The change in weather conditions does mean some changes for some people and groups, one being the City of Prince Albert. The weathe...
May 03, 2019 Snow has turned P.A. into a winter wonderland. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
Moe ‘disappointed’ in carbon tax challenge loss
Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal has denied the provincial government's challenge on the federal government's carbon tax.In a decision released Friday in Regina, the judges voted 3-2 to reject the Sask....
May 03, 2019 Premier Scott Moe and Minister of Justice Don Morgan speak to reporters at the Legislature following the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal's ruling on the province's carbon tax challenge. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Convicted poacher back in court
A Prince Albert-area man who engaged in illegal hunting activities four years ago and was fined over $6,000, is again accused of hunting violations. Douglas Carl Risling, 59, appeared Tuesday at Princ...
May 02, 2019 (Dreamstime)
Big game draw set to open
Hunters can soon start taking steps to prepare for the upcoming season.Starting Wednesday, hunters in Saskatchewan will have the opportunity to put their names forward for the province's big game draw...
Apr 30, 2019 The big game draw is set to open Wednesday. (submitted photography/Government of Saskatchewan)
PAGC working to get fire crews ready
It's not too far into spring and already wildfires have been an issue in Saskatchewan and some parts of the northeast.Due to the rise in risk, the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is working to get ...
Apr 29, 2019 Training is underway as wildfire season approaches (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer promises detailed climate plan by end of June
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will present his party's climate change plan by the beginning of summer. Speaking to supporters in Victoriaville, Que., on Saturday, Sch...
Apr 29, 2019
Deceased found after structure fire
Adult remains were found inside a mobile home following a fire on the Big River First Nation.Emergency crews were called to the scene around 11:45 p.m. on April 26.Once the flames were suppressed, mem...
Apr 27, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Fire near Holbein extinguished
A brush fire that broke out near Holbein earlier this week has been extinguished.Recent rainfall helped put out the fire, which had been burning on both sides of Highway 3. The fire broke out Monday a...
Apr 26, 2019 Crews are on scene at a fire that broke out near Holbein late Monday afternoon. (submitted photo/Darcy-Dawn Ratt)
