Tag Archives: Environment
Prince Albert calls on SUMA for help with funding para-transit and policing
Prince Albert's Mayor says a para-transit funding agreement between municipalities and the provincial government is outdated and causing stress for operational planning. One of the resolutions brought...
Apr 16, 2025
'Know the dangerous ones': Sask. mushroom picker shares safety tips ahead of foraging season
As the forests and meadows of Saskatchewan come back to life each spring/summer season, they bring with them a lively bounty - wild mushrooms.But as interest in foraging grows, Donovan Thiessen has on...
Apr 16, 2025
MMF president first witness in Métis harvesting rights trial
David Chartrand had been speaking for an hour and a half when Crown Prosecutor James Fyfe lodged an objection. The President of the Manitoba Mtis Federation (MMF) had come to Meadow Lake Provincial Co...
Apr 15, 2025
New trial begins April 14 in Meadow Lake to determine Métis hunting rights
"Where are the Mtis allowed to be Mtis?" That question is the crux of an upcoming trial that is scheduled to begin at the Meadow Lake Provincial Court next Monday. "Where are they allowed to be themse...
Apr 09, 2025
From Unity to Namibia: Small-town archer set to represent Canada at AGA World Tournament
In the quiet prairie town of Unity, a young athlete is preparing for an extraordinary journey.Sebastian Lauinger, a student at Unity Composite High School, is heading to Walvis Bay, Namibia, to repres...
Apr 07, 2025
Anticipated spring runoff ‘below normal’ in northern Sask.
Expected runoff in northern Saskatchewan is expected to be below normal due to dry fall conditions and a below normal snowpack to date. The Water Security Agency (WSA) updated its spring runoff foreca...
Apr 03, 2025
Anticipated spring runoff 'below normal' in northern Sask.
Expected runoff in northern Saskatchewan is expected to be below normal due to dry fall conditions and a below normal snowpack to date.The Water Security Agency (WSA) updated its spring runoff forecas...
Apr 03, 2025
Provincial park bookings start next week, sites added
This year's camping season is getting started with the addition of new seasonal sites and Candle Lake and Meadow Lake Provincial Park. The province announced new sites have been added to Buffalo Pound...
Mar 31, 2025
Clearcut protestors request additional three year moratorium
As an important deadline approaches, concerned members of a forest protection group in the Prince Albert area are calling on the provincial government to extend a moratorium for a clearcutting event i...
Mar 29, 2025
No mail for Prince Albert on Friday, yellow alert issued for North Battleford
Bad weather has led Canada Post to issue red alerts for three communities in Saskatchewan, including Prince Albert. A red service alert means that delivery has been suspended for the day. No mail coll...
Mar 28, 2025
