Tag Archives: Environment
Spring Cleanup Week begins Monday in Melfort
Monday, April 26 marks the first day of Spring Cleanup Week in the City of Melfort and it will run until May 1.During that week, fees at the landfill will be waived for yard and garden refuse accordin...
Apr 25, 2021
Study says cost of new water treatment plant $7 million more than initial estimate
Plans for a new water treatment plant west of Prince Albert are at a crossroads according to the chair of the project's steering committee.The initial estimated cost of the facility was $45 million do...
Apr 23, 2021
Humboldt Conservation Officers discover oil dumped into Lake Lenore
The Saskatchewan Turn in Poachers line is asking the public for some information after oil was dumped into a lake.On March 23, Humboldt Conservation Officers discovered that a large amount of oil was ...
Apr 23, 2021
Alberta to release update on coal survey; discuss consultation process
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it will release an update today about a recently concluded online survey on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. Energy Minister Sonya Savage will also discuss pl...
Apr 23, 2021
All-weather road connecting Fond du Lac could cost up to $135 million
Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation Coun. Jake Mercredi is calling upon the provincial and federal governments to construct an all-weather road to link his community to the rest of Saskatchewan."We're...
Apr 22, 2021
Sturgeon Lake Central School celebrates Earth Day year round
Every year on this day the world comes together to celebrate Earth Day. Originally starting in 1970, it marked the beginning of the modern environment movement to bring awareness of the importance of ...
Apr 22, 2021
Lambert official believes concerns about peat moss project can be addressed
A representative of Lambert Peat Moss believes opinions and decisions about the company's proposed project have been made based on incomplete and preliminary information, as well as speculation as to ...
Apr 22, 2021
Risk experts say climate change to take big chunk of Canadian economy by 2050
Canada will be more than $100 billion poorer by 2050 if the world doesn't work harder to fight climate change, says one of the world's largest insurers. That anticipated drop in GDP is much higher tha...
Apr 22, 2021
Trudeau pledges to cut emissions by 40 to 45 per cent by 2030, short of U.S. goal
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising to slash Canada's greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45 per cent over the next nine years, but without specifics on how to meet the more ambitious go...
Apr 22, 2021
Parks Canada conducting prescribed burn in P.A. National Park
No need for alarm if local residents notice smoke coming from the south west corner of Prince Albert National Park. Parks Canada is currently conducting a prescribed fire at the park with potentially ...
Apr 21, 2021