Tag Archives: Environment
Beauval general store manager stays, as village receives mandatory evacuation order
Nearly 700 residents of the Village of Beauval, in northwestern Saskatchewan, are leaving their community by charter bus or by car because of the threat of an encroaching wildfire.Fab Damodharan, who ...
Jul 03, 2025

Porcupine Plain group home residents pitch in to help wildfire evacuees
The Director of Saskatchewan First Nation Emergency Management said she was moved to tears after hearing group home residents from Porcupine Plain wanted to help the wildfire evacuees.Michelle Vandevo...
Jul 03, 2025

From ashes to action: NDP and SPSA address plans to rebuild fire-stricken communities
As the province deals with another uptick in wildfires, the opposition is calling on the government to adopt a coordinated plan to rebuild communities that have already been destroyed.In Prince Albert...
Jul 02, 2025

Wildfire devastation will lead to a rebirth of the boreal forest
Although the forest in many areas of Northern Saskatchewan have been devastated by wildfire, it is a natural occurrence that will lead to a more diverse ecosystem. "It does create a rebirth for the fo...
Jun 27, 2025

Junior Prince Albert firefighter reflects on wildfire experience
While some of his friends were worried about their next homework assignment or how they be spending their Saturday Night, Prince Albert's Jace Dorward was up north ensuring fires did not spread to pre...
Jun 27, 2025
Saskatchewan’s wildfire state of emergency ends, 25 fires still burning
Saskatchewan's wildfire state of emergency ended at midnight on Thursday, although a number of fires are still burning around the province.The state of emergency went into effect on May 29, after an e...
Jun 27, 2025

Therapy garden opens at Northlands College
Northlands College has officially opened a therapy garden for all members of the public at its campus in Air Ronge. The garden was designed and developed by Mental Health and Wellness Instructor Charl...
Jun 26, 2025
‘Left to burn’: Saskatchewan family calls for answers after East Trout Lake wildfire
A Saskatchewan family is demanding accountability after the Shoe fire destroyed their East Trout Lake Cabin, along with decades of memories and the ashes of their loved ones.Nic and Doug Swiderski sai...
Jun 26, 2025
Regional lake goers provided new resource
Starting this week, the Ministry of Health will begin posting the results of the Healthy Beaches program, which reports on the water quality at select recreational beaches across the province. Accurat...
Jun 24, 2025

Community effort required to restore Lac La Ronge trail systems
There will be plenty of work ahead to restore hiking/skiing trails in the Lac La Ronge region following a devestating wildfire earlier this month. While the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport has ye...
Jun 24, 2025