Environment

Recent rain helpful, more moisture needed

Although Prince Albert and area received some healthy doses of rain in recent days, there is still much more needed to catch up to the average for this time of the year.Following several days of rain,...

Jun 11, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Bater says national plastics ban model prefered, hopes for clear communication from Ottawa

News of an impending ban from Ottawa on single-use plastics as early as 2021 is the prefered option for North Battleford's mayor, so long the city has adequate information to adjust.Prime Minister Jus...

Jun 11, 2019 North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater said a national ban on plastics is the preferred model as it could be difficult to enforce locally. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

More animals wandering streets in summer months

Animal owners are being encouraged to tag their pets and tighten their fences during the upcoming summer months.Pat Shiels, owner and manager of Animal Control Services Melfort, said more cats and dog...

Jun 10, 2019 Pet owners are encouraged to keep an eye on their furry pals, as animals are more likely to escape and wander the streets during the summer months (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).

Provincial green purveyors pleased with plastic ban, urge domino effect

Globally, one garbage truckload of plastic waste enters the ocean every minute.That comes from the federal government, which points to this, alongside plastic overflowing in landfills, as reaching a b...

Jun 10, 2019 Cutlery, straws and Styrofoam plates and cups could be banned in Canada by 2021. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Liberals to announce plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021

OTTAWA - The federal government will announce a plan Monday to ban harmful single-use plastics such as drinking straws as early as 2021. A government official with knowledge of the plan says no l...

Jun 09, 2019 Plastic straws are among the key items set to be banned.

Students cast off for outdoor education

Students from Riverside School took to the pond Thursday afternoon as they learned more about fish habitats near the city.As part of their outdoor education class, students released rainbow trout into...

Jun 06, 2019 Students released fish into the Nesbit Trout Pond Thursday afternoon (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Emergency firefighting training underway in La Loche

Residents of La Loche are busy this week participating in emergency firefighting training."There's usually pretty good interest in the firefighting training because it helps to provide some part-time ...

Jun 05, 2019 Firefighting training ends Friday in La Loche. (file photo/larongeNOW Staff)

Senate committee says oil tanker ban off B.C. targets Alberta, divides country

OTTAWA - A Senate committee says the Trudeau government's bill to ban oil tanker traffic off British Columbia's northern coast will divide the country, inflame separatist sentiment...

Jun 05, 2019

Alberta makes it official: Bill passed and proclaimed to kill carbon tax

EDMONTON - Alberta's consumer carbon tax is now officially gone. Members of the legislature voted last night to pass the bill that repeals the tax, and it was signed into law by Lt.-Gov. Lois Mit...

Jun 04, 2019

Thunderstorm welcomed by most, although not all

Prince Albert was treated to a healthy dose of precipitation Monday, as a thunderstorm cell moved through the area, bringing with it much needed moisture.According to Terri Lang, a meteorologist with ...

Jun 04, 2019 Lightning toppled a tree near P.A. resident Chris Knight's home during last night's thunderstorm. (submitted photo/Chris Knight)