Tag Archives: Environment
Reports shows water, traditional food remains safe in Far North
The Eastern Athabasca Regional Monitoring Program (EARMP) has released a report that shows water and traditional foods of the Athabasca Basin remain a safe and healthy part of the local diet.That's ac...
Feb 16, 2023
A comet is passing by earth but will you be able to see it?
It may not be visible in the night sky, but a comet will pass by earth for the first time in over 50,000 years.The ZTF Comet was named for the telescope system that discovered it (Zwicky Transient Fac...
Feb 01, 2023
Wolves spotted near La Ronge in recent days
Wolf sighting by residents of the tri-communities in recent days have put some on edge, but according to wildlife biologist Matthew Tokaruk, physical contact between wolves and people are exceptionall...
Jan 17, 2023
La Ronge council chooses location of ParticiPARKS project
The site of a new ParticiPARKS project in La Ronge has been chosen.During a regular council meeting last week, a motion was passed to designate a piece of land in the Robertson Drive subdivision as th...
Jan 17, 2023
La Ronge chosen to receive ParticiPARK design
La Ronge has been selected by ParticipACTION as one of four Canadian communities to receive a design for a ParticiPARK.According to stakeholder relations manager Ken Zolotar, a particiPARK leverages a...
Jan 09, 2023
Snowfall warnings issued across Central and Northern Sask.
Some nasty weather is expected tonight and into tomorrow morning for a large portion of Central and Northwest Sask.Snowfall, with total amounts of 10 to 15 cm is expected for the Prince Albert, Lakela...
Dec 26, 2022
'Hundreds' of Canadians stranded for days in Mexico after Sunwing cancellations
Hundreds of Canadians are stranded in Cancn, Mexico and don't know how they'll get home after their Sunwing flights were cancelled last week. Passengers say they've been shuffled from hotel to hotel a...
Dec 26, 2022
Environment Canada issues snowfall warnings, special weather statement
An Alberta clipper is bringing along some heavy snowfall this Christmas.The system is expected to make its way through Saskatchewan beginning Saturday evening and throughout Christmas Day on Sunday.En...
Dec 24, 2022
COP15 negotiators heading towards a global nature deal, environment minister says
A global agreement to protect a significant percentage of the world's lands and waters will be reached by the time the COP15 nature convention ends on Monday, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault sa...
Dec 18, 2022
COP15 nature negotiations racing to finish line but disagreements still plentiful
The draft text of a new agreement to protect nature from destructive human behaviour is still littered with disagreement with less than three days left on the official schedule of the COP15 talks in M...
Dec 17, 2022