Tag Archives: Environment

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's power utility has begun the process to boost the province's baseload electricity generation capacity in a bid to meet the province's growing demand from residents and in...

As wildfires continue to rage in northern Saskatchewan, local firefighters and groups are doing their best to help the communities and residents affected. Firefighters from Wakaw and Cudworth were sen...

As the sun dipped below the treeline on Sunday evening, a slow-moving convoy snaked its way south from La Ronge, headlights piercing the thick, acrid smoke.It was a mass exodus driven by desperation -...

With a massive nearby wildfire showing no signs of slowing down, the Resort Village of Candle Lake has Declared a State of Emergency.As per the latest update from the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency...

The Pisew fire, west of La Ronge grew 3,000 hectares overnight. It has now charred a total of 86,630 hectares and has caused damage in the community. Structures, including homes, have been lost in the...

In over 70 years, the mayor of Prince Albert says he cannot recall a situation as severe.Bill Powalinsky is referring to the rapidly growing wildfires and the thousands of people being forced to evacu...

It was following a lively discussion from six councillors in the Rural Municipality of Beaver River No. 622 that the decision was made not to enact a fire ban in early May. "A couple of the councillor...

Six fire fighters from the Battlefords are heading up north to help join the efforts to battle the wildfires near La Ronge. According to a news release issued by the City of North Battleford, the requ...

As wildfires rage in the north, calls for help from animal shelters are starting to roll in, and the Battlefords Humane Society is preparing to answer the call. On Sunday, the local shelter received a...

Protesters have been gathered for weeks at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where an outbreak of avian flu killed 69 of the birds in December and January. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency wants t...