Tag Archives: Environment
What'sHappeningNOW March 12, 2019
News director Glenn Hicks speaks with reporter Brady Bateman about changes cannabis retailers are introducing to try and combat large quantities of waste plastic caused by government regulated cannabi...
Mar 12, 2019
Cannabis companies ‘going green’ by recycling containers
It's been four months since recreational marijuana use was legalized across Canada, but retailers are hoping to curb the amount of waste from hard plastic packaging - one of the mandates included in t...
Mar 12, 2019 Prince Albert cannabis retailer Prairie Cannabis has a recycling bin set up in store for customers to return their waste packaging. The store is currently looking to secure a company to accept the recyclable containers. (submitted photo/Prairie Cannabis)
Love is in the air at P.A. National Park
People who visit Prince Albert National Park during the early morning hours and later into the evening may notice the park is a bit livelier.David Britton, superintendent of the park told paNOW about ...
Mar 12, 2019 Great Grey Owl. Photo taken by David Britton near Christopher Lake, SK (submitted photo/Prince Albert National Park
As winter ends, P.A. family reflects on snow fortress
With warm weather just over the horizon, most Prince Albert residents are thinking of ways to say good riddance to the abundance of snow.Yet one Prince Albert family had a different plan in mind when ...
Mar 11, 2019 Almost two months of work led to the creation of this impressive snow fortress. (File photo/Brady Bateman) : Brady Bateman
Winter is leaving as spring-like conditions hit the Battlefords
Mild weather to start to the week is bringing optimism for spring to the area. Winter doesn't officially end until March 20, but temperatures are already spring-like in the Battlefords.There will be a...
Mar 11, 2019 The hopeful scene for the next bit as winter is now in the rear-view mirror (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Brady Lang
Study shows unusually high proportion of high-value diamonds: Star Diamond
As mining giant Rio Tinto gears up for large bulk sampling of diamonds at the proposed Fort la Corne mining site east of Prince Albert, the owners of the kimberlite deposits are releasing information ...
Mar 06, 2019 A huge trench cutter rig operated by Rio Tinto will excavate a massive hole starting in the spring as the mining company aims to determine the amount and value of diamonds buried in the kimberlites at Fort à la Corne east of Prince Albert.(submitted photo/Star Diamond Corp.) : Glenn Hicks
Churchill students snowshoe to remote cabin for land-based education
Students at Churchill Community High School in La Ronge are being educated on subjects they can't learn in any classroom. Earlier this week, Grade 7 students were the first group from the school to jo...
Mar 06, 2019 Students have been visiting Churchill Community High School's cabin this week. (Facebook/Churchill Community High School)
Restaurateur ditches Styrofoam and plastic for 'Earth-friendly' products
With consumers becoming increasingly aware of the environmental impact of the products they buy, a restaurant in northern Saskatchewan has ditched Styrofoam, plastic and other materials that might nev...
Mar 06, 2019 Cravings Late Night Food owner Jamie Charles holds a milkshake in a paper cup and a straw. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Town issues safety reminder as moose spotted on loose in Battleford
There was a moose on the loose in the town of Battleford Monday.The calf was called in by a concerned resident, when they spotted the wildlife on Finlayson Island roaming the trails. Battleford's Park...
Mar 05, 2019 ID 80549457 © Ondřej Prosický | Dreamstime.com : Ondrej Prosicky
Prince Albert "exceedingly low risk" of earthquakes
Prince Albert residents can rest assured that we stand on solid ground.A 4.6 magnitude earthquake located 20 km west of Red Deer, Alberta gave folks in the community a rude awakening Monday morning.Lu...
Mar 05, 2019 Centrally located and far away from pressure ridges, the Prince Albert area is at an exceedingly low risk from an earthquake. (File photo/The Canadian Press)