Tag Archives: Environment
Area around the Battlefords, Meadow Lake targeted for CWD testing
Several wildlife management zones along the boreal forest in Saskatchewan are designated a priority by the province for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing. The Ministry of Environment and the Saska...
Sep 24, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Quill Lakes flooding continues to have severe financial impacts
The flooding of the Quill Lakes remains at the top of minds of the farmers in that area. The losses suffered due to flooding of the Quill Lakes are significant according to a recent study.The Quill La...
Sep 24, 2019 Water over a road in the Quill Lakes area. (Facebook/Quill Lakes Flood)
R.M. of Birch Hills landfill report made public
The report into a proposed large scale regional waste landfill in the R.M. of Birch Hills has been made public and the reeve is welcoming further feedback.Independent third-party consultant Tetra Tech...
Sep 23, 2019 With ever-increasing pressures on landfill sites like the one at Prince Albert, the R.M. of Birch Hills is mulling a proposal for a large regional non-hazardous landfill cell south of Highway 3. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Electric vehicle owners make stop in P.A.
The Peavey Mart parking lot in Prince Albert hosted a different kind of car show Saturday afternoon.SaskEV, a province wide electric vehicle group, brought out some electric cars to show the public. T...
Sep 21, 2019 Sparking interest. SaskEV brought out a few vehicles to the Peavey Mart parking lot Saturday afternoon (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Spruce Haven see 135 new trees and shrubs as part of Tree Plant Day in Melfort
Spruce Haven Park in Melfort looks a lot greener after Tree Plant Day on Wednesday, Sept. 18.With help from Tree Canada, Home Hardware, and the City of Melfort, 135 trees and shrubs were planted in th...
Sep 19, 2019 Numerous community members pitched in to plant 135 trees and brushes on Wednesday afternoon at the Spruce Haven Recreation area. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
National Drive Electric Week set to roll into North Battleford
From Tesla to Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, Hyundai, Nissan and Mercedes, essentially every vehicle manufacturer has entered into the electric vehicle (EV) game.And one Saskatchewan electric vehicle owner a...
Sep 18, 2019 A growing trend in the vehicle industry is slowly creating a buzz according to a local dealer. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Special Feature: The people behind the quest for Fort à la Corne's diamonds
The first season of deep trench-cutting by Rio Tinto at Star Diamond Corporation's Star-Orion South Diamond Project in the Fort la Corne forest east of Prince Albert is reaching a conclusion. Ahead of...
Sep 17, 2019 George Reed with Star Diamond Corporation, left and Rio Tinto's Gary Hodgkinson in front of the star attraction at Project Falcon, the Trench Cutter Sampling Rig. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
LLRIB launches scavenger hunt in effort to clean community
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) has come up with a creative solution to encourage members to keep the community clean.A scavenger hunt began Monday with a $300 top prize for the first person to m...
Sep 17, 2019 First prize for the scavenger hunt is $300, second is $200 and third is $100. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Parks staff offering education in elk etiquette
Prince Albert National Park wants the public to learn more about interacting with elk in the park.Until the end of the month staff from the park will be hosting Elk Etiquette sessions at the Nature Ce...
Sep 14, 2019 Prince Albert National Park is inviting people to come learn about interacting with elk. (Parks Canada Saskatchewan/Twitter)
Search and rescue groups looking to educate
Prince Albert North Search and Rescue are looking to teach the public about what to do if they get lost in the woods.The Hug a Tree and Survive session is set to run Thursday night at the John M. Cuel...
Sep 10, 2019 Prince Albert North Search and Rescue are looking to teach kids about what to do if they get lost. (file photo/paNOW Staff)