Tag Archives: Environment
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)
Volunteers needed for tree plant day at Spruce Haven Recreation Area
A call for volunteers is being made by George Home Hardware ahead of tree plant day in Melfort.The Tree Canada initiative to make communities more green will see 135 trees and shrubs planted in the Sp...
Sep 10, 2019 Community members came together in 2018 to plant trees at the Spruce Haven Recreation Area and more will be planted again this year. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Montreal Lake students assist biologists with fish study
There's something fishy going on with the lake trout population at Kingsmere Lake, and biologists have been working hard to get to the bottom of it with some help from students at Senator Allen Bird M...
Sep 09, 2019 Over a dozen students from Senator Allen Memorial Bird School at Montreal Lake went on a special field trip last Friday. (submitted photo/Rae Kingdon)
Cottage owners urged to take think Fire Smart as season comes to a close
The summer months are now behind us.With the changing of the season many people are now getting ready to close up their cottages and seasonal properties for the year.Prince Albert National Park staff ...
Sep 09, 2019 Prince Albert National Park wants to remind cottage owners to take some steps to protect their properties as they close up their cottages. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Fire prevention on display in Little Red River Park
Industry leaders in forestry management met on Wednesday in Little Red River Park to share expertise with each other, and to highlight some of the strategies they use to prevent forest fires to the pu...
Sep 04, 2019 A contractor explains how a mulcher operates. The machine breaks up felled trees and branches so they can return to the soil more easily and don't serve as kindling for a potential forest fire. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
A below average summer in temperature and precipitation for Battlefords area
With fall fast approaching it is an opportune time to look back at the summer season in the Battlefords.The area saw a colder and dryer than average June, July and August.The monthly mean temperature ...
Sep 04, 2019 Despite a few storms rolling through the area, the region experienced a dry and cool summer. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Supreme Court rejects Saskatchewan's request to delay carbon tax appeal
Saskatchewan says the Supreme Court of Canada has denied the province's request to delay its appeal hearing over the carbon tax.The province says the Supreme Court recently issued an order stating the...
Aug 31, 2019
Citizens bring forestry concerns to government
Some concerned area citizens are worried about the future of the region's boreal forest.On Tuesday , they met with officials from the Ministry of Environment Forestry Branch at the Forestry Centre in ...
Aug 29, 2019 A group of citizens met with officials from the Ministry of Environment at the Forestry Centre Tuesday afternoon. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)