Environment

Critics ask why no details on Alberta government plan for parks management

EDMONTON - The Alberta government has yet to release details on how it will "optimize" the province's parks by getting other people to run them. It's been almost a year since the plan was revealed in ...

Feb 22, 2021

Demand for seeds, plants and gardening supplies could be up in 2021

Even though the ground is still covered in snow and everything's frozen outside, you can still get a head start on your 2021 gardening.According to at least one Saskatoon expert - the demand for just ...

Feb 19, 2021

Air Ronge resident calls for LLRIB intervention in municipal tree thinning

Air Ronge resident and Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) member Candace Caisse is asking her First Nation leadership for solidarity in a matter that hits close to home. Earlier this month, she drafted ...

Feb 16, 2021

Province offers free fishing for Family Day Weekend

Saskatchewan residents willing to brave the cold, are invited to give ice fishing a try this Family Day weekend.The province is offering free fishing with no license required on all provincial water b...

Feb 12, 2021

New provincial record set for gas consumption

A new record has been set in Saskatchewan, beating a previous record that was set a little more than a year ago.In a release, SaskEnergy announced a new record of 1.57 petajoules (PJ) was set Tuesday....

Feb 10, 2021

No mussels found in Saskatchewan bodies of water in 2020

Saskatchewan's continued efforts to bulk up its defences against invasive mussels paid off in 2020.In a media release Monday, the Ministry of Environment said there weren't any invasive mussels found ...

Feb 08, 2021

Above normal runoff expected in Far North

Parts of northern Saskatchewan including La Ronge are expected to have a near-normal runoff. That's according to a news release from the Water Security Agency, which states fall conditions were near t...

Feb 05, 2021

Conversion of ski trails at Nut Point concerning for park user

Loops one and two at the Nut Point Campground will be converted from ski trails to suit more of a multi-purpose use."It's a new initiative that the park would be implementing effective Feb. 15, which ...

Feb 03, 2021

Jason Kenney defends Rockies coal policy, calls old protections a 'dead letter'

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Albertans have no cause to worry over his government quietly throwing out a coal policy that protected the Rocky Mountains for more than four decades."No r...

Feb 03, 2021

Alberta promises close watch on new mines but cuts oversight of coal-polluted rivers

EDMONTON - Alberta government documents show repeated cuts to environmental monitoring despite contaminants in some waterways that exceed thresholds that are supposed to trigger increased scrutiny. Th...

Feb 01, 2021