Environment

Community surprised by forest harvest plans at provincial park

Some members in the community say they are feeling overlooked regarding moves by the Meadow Lake Provincial Park to potentially deforested some parts in the coming months. The concerns come after two ...

Nov 14, 2019 Meadow Lake citizens review draft plans for Meadow Lake Provincial Park forest clearing (Nicole Reis / meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Study underway to determine fate of local landfills

Mayor Duane Favel is reassuring residents around Ile-a-la-Crosse that municipal waste could be consolidated into one regional landfill to meet environmental regulations and they will work to minimize ...

Nov 07, 2019 Photo 93425813 © Ilstock - Dreamstime.com

No refunds for unusable game this hunting season

Depending on where you live, hunting season is about to start or it's well underway.One change hunters should note, they'll be out of luck on an extra tag if their wild meat turns out to be unusable."...

Nov 07, 2019 (File Photo/ paNOW Staff)

Clear and unequivocal: Thousands of scientists sign letter on climate crisis

An open letter signed by thousands of scientists from around the world may be the clearest demonstration yet of their near-unanimous agreement over the globe's emerging climate crisis. Published ...

Nov 05, 2019

From pavement to plate: Should Saskatchewan residents be allowed to eat roadkill?

Saskatchewan residents hoping to turn roadside deer into dinner, will have to pump the brakes.The state of California passed legislation on Oct. 13, would allow the set-up of programs to grant golden ...

Nov 01, 2019 The state of California has passed legislation, legalizing the harvesting of roadkill. (ID 48732960 © Franky | Dreamstime.com)

Picking up after Halloween

As little ghouls and goblins prepare to descend on Prince Albert tonight, the city's sanitation manager is encouraging them to leave nothing but spooky footprints behind on the snowy streets. "Act res...

Oct 31, 2019 Plastic candy wrappers are not recyclable and must be put in the garbage. (107673110 © Viktoriya Kuzmenkova)

Cow moose shot and left near Lake Charron

The Turn in Poachers (TIP) line wants your help in finding out who shot and killed a cow moose in the area.Melfort conservation officers received a TIP call Oct. 21 about the moose that was shot on th...

Oct 31, 2019 (Facebook/SaskTip)

P4 Trapping Block council calls for moratorium on logging

Members of the P4 Trapping Block at the north end of Montreal Lake are calling on the provincial government to immediately impose a moratorium on all logging practices in the area. In a letter to Mini...

Oct 30, 2019 The provincial government confirmed it received the letter. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Snowy weather leads to increase in winter tire installations

It's a busy time for tire shops across the province, as residents scramble to get winter tires on their vehicles.Scott Romaniuk of OK Tire in Melfort told northeastNOW their phone has been ringing off...

Oct 30, 2019 Melfort OK Tire owner Scott Romaniuk works on a tire rim. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Alberta tables climate plan for industry; retains key parts of old legislation

EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced a new climate plan for the province's big greenhouse gas emitters that it says will achieve similar emissions cuts as the former NDP government's plan and at less cos...

Oct 29, 2019 (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)