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
Ontario, Alberta expand reopenings as Quebec delays school start in Montreal
MONTREAL - Even as much of Canada took steps Thursday toward resuming normal life, with the promise of reopened national parks and provincial economies, Quebec moved in the other direction by shelving...
May 14, 2020
B.C.'s Wet'suwet'en and governments sign understanding on rights and title
VICTORIA - A virtual ceremony, where everyone involved pointed the freshly signed document at their cameras, marked the start of a new relationship between the hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en Na...
May 14, 2020
Chiefs, governments to sign rights understanding after B.C. pipeline protests
VICTORIA - A virtual signing ceremony on Thursday marks the start of a new relationship between the hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en Nation and the federal and B.C. governments aft...
May 13, 2020
R.M. of Nipawin removes large garbage and recycling bins, citing ‘abuse’
Rate payers in the Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Nipawin No. 487 will need to dump their household garbage to the BARWA Landfill or the Waste Diversion Centre throughout the summer.The R.M. removed the...
May 13, 2020
Mayor reminds residents to follow recycling rules
The City of North Battleford is urging residents carefully adhere to recycling guidelines.Mayor Ryan Bater said several audits have shown people continue to put items in the blue bins that aren't recy...
May 13, 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
Slight changes for golfing, boating in Saskatchewan
Residents looking to enjoy outdoor pastimes this week will have a slight ease in restrictions for a few activities.Golf courses are set to open on Friday after originally having tee times separated by...
May 11, 2020
Bears on the move after months of hibernation
Black bears are awake in northern Saskatchewan and are looking for food after months of hibernation.That's according to Conservation Officer Lindsey Lako, who said it's hard to predict whether a bear ...
May 11, 2020
Feds pledge COVID-19 financing help for the country's biggest companies
OTTAWA - The country's largest employers will soon be able to land federal financing to help weather the COVID-19 economic crisis, but are being warned they'll need to open themselves to financia...
May 11, 2020