Environment

P.A. National Park calls for volunteers to help with survey

Prince Albert National Park is looking for volunteers to help with a summer project.During the summer months the park is looking for volunteers interested in visiting lakes and counting the number of ...

May 30, 2019 A Loons nest (Submitted Photograph/Prince Albert National Park)

Kids get planting to help reforestation efforts

Around 500 kids and volunteers from Prince Albert and the surrounding area rolled up their sleeves to help with reforestation efforts Wednesday. The 29th Annual Power 99 Tree Plant saw over 10,000 tre...

May 29, 2019 Kids pick up their shovels and trees before heading out Wednesday (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

City testing trees for invasive emerald ash borer

North Battleford City Hall has started testing for the presence of the emerald ash borer (EAB) in ash trees in the area.The small metallic-green invasive beetle that destroys ash trees feeds underneat...

May 29, 2019 The City of North Battleford is testing for the Emerald Ash Borer to see if it is present in the area. (Facebook/Government of Saskatchewan)

City dealing with residents putting non-recyclables into recycling bins

Plastic dolls; Styrofoam; metallic products, such as cookware; and ink cartridges. These are a sampling of items that have been found in North Battleford's recycling bins that do not belong there.The ...

May 28, 2019 North Battleford city council is facing the ongoing challenge of residents putting non-recyclable products in their blue bins and contaminating the load. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Staying safe on the water this summer

The weather in Prince Albert and the surrounding area is heating up.With that, many people are likely ready to head out to the lake and get going with their summer activities like boating. Chris McSha...

May 28, 2019 Local fire services and the Government of Saskatchewan want people to keep safety in mind as boating season gets going (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Spring seeding progressing in the area

With summer now on the horizon, seeding in the area has been going smoothly, according to the latest crop report. Throughout the province, 73 per cent of the crop is now seeded, which is a big jump fr...

May 24, 2019 Seeding is well above the five year average for this time of year in the province. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Mayor says northern Alberta town still under threat from nearby wildfire

HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - The mayor of a northwestern Alberta town says the threat from a powerful wildfire burning three kilometres away has not passed and warns evacuees they could be out longer...

May 24, 2019

Wind remains on firefighters' side in bout with northern Alberta wildfire

HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Despite heavy smoke, officials say a lighter wind out of the northeast has allowed for great progress on reining in a wildfire that's forced thousands of people from thei...

May 22, 2019

Preparing for the fire season

A slow start to the fire season in the province isn't causing a slowdown in preparation.Natural Resources Canada explained that the prairies, including Prince Albert and Northern Sask. are looking at ...

May 21, 2019 Natural Resources Canada is predicting normal forest fire conditions for the Prince Albert and area.(File Photo/ paNOW Staff)

Province: Wildlife belong in the wild

Spring can be an exciting time for nature enthusiasts with young animals like fawns, ducklings and rabbits appearing. However, the provincial government wants to remind the public to leave wildlife al...

May 19, 2019 The Government of Saskatchewan wants people to remember to leave wildlife in the wild. (file photo/paNOW Staff)