Environment

Funding for Little Red riparian areas

Residents will notice some new activity taking place at Little Red River Park this summer.The City of Prince Albert is gearing up to plant shrubs along the river bank in the park. Tim Yeaman, parks ma...

Jun 03, 2019 More shrubs are set to be installed on the banks of the Little Red River Park (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Muskoday First Nation reminded to stay bear aware

Residents of the Muskoday First Nation are being urged to use caution while spending time outdoors, as numerous bears have been spotted In the community in recent days.Although no negative interaction...

Jun 03, 2019 One of several bears spotted recently near Muskoday First Nation. (Submitted photo/Michelle Vandevord)

Northern Alberta residents start returning home after two-week evacuation due to fire

Some residents in northern Alberta have started to return home after being forced by wildfires to leave their communities two weeks ago. An evacuation order was lifted this morning for resid...

Jun 03, 2019

Kenney says carbon taxes won't help stop forest fire threat

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says forest fires have always been around and carbon taxes won't do anything to change that. Kenney says a number of factors, including climate change,...

May 31, 2019

Alberta passes law to kill provincial carbon tax, federal tax looms

EDMONTON - Alberta's consumer carbon tax is dead, setting the stage for a showdown with Ottawa over the imposition of a new one.The province cancelled its tax on gasoline at the pumps and on home heat...

May 30, 2019

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)