Environment

Annual canoe trip kicks off

A regular summer tradition has kicked off again in Prince Albert.Today four volunteers from the P.A. Police Service and 11 local kids set off for the River Runners Canoe Trek. The three-day excursion ...

Jul 22, 2019 Volunteers and kids left P.A. Monday morning for the annual River Runners Trek (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Local producers encouraged to scout for clubroot

A small group of producers from the Prince Albert area were informed on Thursday that if they grow canola, they should be aware of clubroot.Crop Extension Specialist Allie Noble was among the presente...

Jul 18, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Waskesiu unveils fire smart area

The federal and provincial governments have unveiled a project they hope will get people thinking about wildfire mitigation.Wednesday morning, media were invited to the Waskesiu town site to take a to...

Jul 17, 2019 Dustin Guedo, with Parks Canada gave the tour of the Fire Smart Area in Waskesiu (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Ducks Unlimited hosting event to recruit volunteers

A day of information and presentations is being hosted by Porcupine Plain Ducks Unlimited as the organization looks to recruit volunteers.This Friday at the Greenwater Lake Hall, three different semin...

Jul 17, 2019 Ducks Unlimited in Porcupine Plain is hosting an event to recruit volunteers. (Facebook/DUC Sask fundraising events)

SaskEnergy conducting controlled flare

A controlled flare will be conducted by SaskEnergy at a natural gas compressor station located near St. Louis Wednesday.The flare will begin at 9 a.m., and continue until approximately 12 p.m. accordi...

Jul 17, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Storm season in Saskatchewan could break as early as next week

The stormy season may be making an exit from Saskatchewan as early as next week with warmer summer temperatures right on its heels.Looking at the average precipitation for this year, the time between ...

Jul 16, 2019 Rain season in Saskatchewan (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Researchers studying bats in P.A. National Park

A new research project recently launched at Prince Albert National Park serves to study an animal rarely seen by park visitors - bats.Little Brown Bats, or Little Brown Myotis, and up to five other ba...

City looks to ban single-use plastic retail bags

The City of Prince Albert is asking for the public's opinion in a new survey in regard to the banning of single-use retail plastic bags.A short, three-question survey is now available on the city's we...

Jul 15, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Stuff)

Mercury tops out on top of the world: Alert, Nunavut, warmer than Victoria

Weather watchers are focused on the world's most northerly community which has been experiencing some record-breaking heat. Canadian Forces Station Alert recorded a temperature of 20 C on Su...

Jul 15, 2019

Métis youth heading to Kenya for program says learning has no borders

For Gavin Blondeau, learning doesn't end in the classroom, it's a way of life. That's why the Mtis youth is over the moon to be one of two youth from Saskatchewan selected in an international internsh...

Jul 14, 2019 Métis youth Gavin Blondeau, the son of one of the current Chapel Gallery show artists, has been selected for an internship program that will take him to Kenya. (Submitted photo/Gavin Blondeau)