Environment

Brush fire forces evacuation of area southwest of Biggar

A wildfire near Biggar forced the evacuation of an area southwest of the town on Monday, as fire crews grappled with flames in a densely forested area.Reports of smoke in the Argo Brush Recreation Are...

Apr 23, 2019

Brush fire forces evacuation of area southwest of Biggar

A wildfire near Biggar forced the evacuation of an area southwest of the town on Monday, as fire crews grappled with flames in a densely forested area.Reports of smoke in the Argo Brush Recreation Are...

Apr 23, 2019 A brush fire burns in the Argo Bush southwest of Biggar on April 22, 2019. (Twitter/Karen Itterman)

UPDATE: Both sides of highway re-opened following Holbein fire

UPDATE: The province has confirmed both sides of the highway have been re-opened at this time with no restrictions in place.-UPDATE: Officials with Saskatchewan Environment say the fire near Holbein i...

Apr 22, 2019 Crews are on scene at a fire that broke out near Holbein late Monday afternoon. (submitted photo/Darcy-Dawn Ratt)

Celebrating Earth Day

Earth Day is the yearly acknowledgement of our reliance on the planet, and focuses on furthering the conversation as to how humans can continue to thrive while also making changes that help the planet...

Apr 20, 2019 Addison McInnes, 8, shows off some Earthworms at the Protect Our Species event held at the John M. Cuelenaere Public Library Saturday. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)

Wildfire risk in northern Saskatchewan "low": Fire centre manager

Provincial fire fighters may be in store for a quieter summer, according to one expert who looks after forecasting wildfire activity.Dennis Truman, manager of the Provincial Fire Centre in Prince Albe...

Apr 18, 2019 The Rabbit Creek wildfire at Prince Albert National Park was among the biggest wildfires in the province in 2018. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Double shoot disc drill technology aims to increase productivity

With seeding season a few weeks away, Farm World in Humboldt hosted a showcase for a new piece of technology.After six years of testing through different environment and soil conditions, New Holland A...

Apr 18, 2019 The P2082 Double Shoot Disc Drill projects to precisely plant seeds and fertilizer. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Provincial government releases report on forests

There is room for the province's forests to grow, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Environment. "We have a sustainable forest, we have a sustainable forest industry, we're looking f...

Apr 17, 2019 Kevin Murphy, assistant deputy minister with the Ministry of Environment presents some highlights of the report (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Provincial government releases report on forests

There is room for the province's forests to grow, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Environment. "We have a sustainable forest, we have a sustainable forest industry, we're looking f...

Apr 17, 2019 Kevin Murphy, assistant deputy minister with the Ministry of Environment presents some highlights of the report (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Provincial government releases report on forests

There is room for the province's forests to grow, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Environment. "We have a sustainable forest, we have a sustainable forest industry, we're looking f...

Apr 17, 2019 Kevin Murphy, assistant deputy minister with the Ministry of Environment presents some highlights of the report (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Core and sonic drilling completed at diamond site

Rio Tinto has completed some of the most detailed drilling yet on the site as efforts continue to deduce the make-up of the diamond deposits at Fort la Corne, east of Prince Albert. Star Diamond Corp,...

Apr 17, 2019 (submitted photo/Star Diamond)