Environment

Wind remains on firefighters' side in bout with northern Alberta wildfire

HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Despite heavy smoke, officials say a lighter wind out of the northeast has allowed for great progress on reining in a wildfire that's forced thousands of people from thei...

May 22, 2019

Province: Wildlife belong in the wild

Spring can be an exciting time for nature enthusiasts with young animals like fawns, ducklings and rabbits appearing. However, the provincial government wants to remind the public to leave wildlife al...

May 19, 2019 The Government of Saskatchewan wants people to remember to leave wildlife in the wild. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

May long weekend a busy time for Waskesiu and P.A. National Park

May long weekend has come, and with it a number of events will be taking place in Prince Albert National Park, and the community of Waskesiu.Among those events, will be the grand opening of the Waskes...

May 18, 2019 May long weekend will see thousands of visitors return to Prince Albert National Park. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Campgrounds opening in Lac La Ronge Provincial Park this weekend

Campgrounds in the Lac La Ronge Provincial Park will be open for the May long-weekend. "We're fortunate this year all the parks are going to be open for the May long-weekend which is great," said Larr...

May 16, 2019 Nut Point Campground is one of many to open this weekend. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Fishing season opens door for northern economy

Saskatchewan gets a bad rap for being flat, but our province makes up for that stigma with great natural resources, including fishing.Anglers in the Lakeland had May 15, marked on their calendar as th...

May 15, 2019 Anglers in the Lakeland may now break out the rod and reel. (Ronald Quaroni/paNOW Staff)

Conservation officers respond to black bears in Lac La Ronge Provincial Park

With black bears on the move in northern Saskatchewan, residents are being warned to keep their distance and not attempt to feed them at any time. "I know people are tempted when they see bears to wan...

May 14, 2019 Black bears are looking for new territory and food resources. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

La Ronge capital budget includes major improvements to Patterson Park

The 2019 Town of La Ronge capital budget was approved at a regular council meeting last week and the document includes heavy spending at Patterson Park.The total budget, which doesn't include operatio...

May 13, 2019 New lighting and a boardwalk are some of the items councillors are planning for in Patterson Park. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

SaskPower at least 10 years from having week without coal

Don't expect SaskPower to match the United Kingdom's recent coal-less week anytime soon.England, Scotland and Wales didn't draw any electrical power from coal-generated energy between May 1 and May 8,...

May 11, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)

Fighter jets scrambled over Prairies for exercise

Canadian and US F-15 and CF-18 fighter jets and other aircraft were scrambled Wednesday for a situation northeast of Prince Albert, Hudson Bay and Edmonton. It was all a simulation under the command o...

May 08, 2019 (submitted photo/Senior Airman Kahdija Slaughter/354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

Farm group hopes no more time wasted in court over carbon tax

The National Farmers Group (NFU) is applauding last week's ruling by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, that the federal carbon tax does not violate any constitutional laws.The NFU was among the group'...

May 07, 2019 (Facebook/National Farmer's Union)