Tag Archives: Environment
Province reminding people to take steps to protect against ticks
The provincial government wants people to remember they need to be aware ticks. Saskatchewan's deputy chief medical health officer, Dr. Denise Werker said people should know the insects can pose a pot...
Jun 03, 2020
Students wrap up special class online
A Prince Albert teacher is continuing with his outdoor education class online.Jordan Holmen, who teaches the class at Riverside Public School explained he and other teachers along with a representativ...
Jun 02, 2020
P.A. expected to see windy weather continue into the evening
Wind warnings have ended for the City of Prince Albert.However, Terri Lang, meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said residents will still feel winds into the evening."We're still...
Jun 01, 2020
Conservation service dealing with dumping in local RM
There are issues with illegal dumping in a Prince Albert area rural municipality.Brett Diemert, the inspector with the Conservation Officer Service in P.A. said there are sites in and around the RM of...
Jun 01, 2020
Twenty-nine of Canada's 48 national parks to reopen to day-use visitors June 1
More than half of Canada's national parks - including Banff in Alberta, Pacific Rim in British Columbia and Cape Breton Highlands in Nova Scotia - are to reopen June 1.According to the national parks ...
May 27, 2020
Local school division looking to cut energy costs
Prince Albert Catholic Schools are getting some help to go green.The division has been given $269,000 from the Climate Action Incentive Fund. The initiative is providing money to school divisions acro...
May 26, 2020
Fort à la Corne wildfire contained
The English Creek wildfire at Fort la Corne is now contained.Previously the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said while the blaze had been measured more accurately at 41,360 hectares it was no...
May 25, 2020
P.A. area farmers recount big thunderstorm
As far as storms go, locals who know a thing or two about the weather are figuring last night's light show and deluge - which brought over three inches to one spot - was one of the biggest in recent m...
May 21, 2020
English Creek fire at 40,000 hectares, still uncontained
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has provided another update on the English Creek fire that started in the Fort la Corne Provincial Forest.As of Tuesday morning, the fire has grown to 40,0...
May 20, 2020
Farmers help suppress raging grass fire, question provincial response
The threat of a raging grass fire prompted farmers in the Smeaton area to take quick action over the weekend, and as a result a number of properties were likely saved.By Saturday afternoon, the fire w...
May 19, 2020
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