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Bundle up for extreme cold warning: Environment Canada
The extreme cold is back in Saskatchewan for a second day, with temperatures falling into the -30s throughout most of the province's southern half. Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warnin...
Feb 14, 2019
City of Regina to trap rabbits to protect trees
The City of Regina is setting traps to cut down its prolific rabbit population, particularly in the newer Harbour Landing neighbourhood. Russell Eirich, the city's manager of forestry, horticulture an...
Feb 12, 2019 (Photo Courtesy of Global Regina)
Deer data needed for tracking CWD: Environment ministry
The province is asking hunters for 2,000 deer heads, in order to monitor a progressive disease among wildlife. The environment ministry wants to track the effects that chronic wasting disease (CWD) ha...
Nov 26, 2018 A photo of a male White-tailed deer. (Wikipedia)
City of Regina commits to 100 per cent renewables by 2050
The City of Regina will soon be making a push to be cleaner and greener. City council approved a motion Monday night to get the city using 100 per cent renewable energy by 2050. The goal means anythin...
Oct 30, 2018 City council discusses a plan to deal with legalization of recreational marijuana and a proposal that would have fined homeowners for not clearing their sidewalks within 48 hours of a snowfall. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan's biggest wind farm coming to Assiniboia area
Saskatchewan's biggest wind farm yet is coming to the Assiniboia area. SaskPower announced that it has accepted the proposal by Potentia Renewables Inc. for a 200 megawatt (MW) project that will produ...
Oct 19, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
Good weather helps farmers make dent in 2018 harvest
Farmers received some favourable weather this week which allowed them to continue to make good progress in the field. According to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report, 58 per cent of the cro...
Sep 13, 2018
Regina seeing more maple bugs and gophers
The hot, dry summer may have given Regina residents a break on mosquitoes, but it is now responsible for swarms of maple bugs. Russell Eirich is in charge of pest control for the City of Regina and he...
Sep 12, 2018
Thunderstorm watch ends for parts of east central Sask.
The severe thunderstorm watch has ended for the small portion of east central Saskatchewan it affected. Environment Canada put the watch into place Friday afternoon as a low pressure system is trackin...
Aug 24, 2018
Demise of Energy East exposes deep political divide between energy, environment
OTTAWA - TransCanada's decision to cancel the Energy East pipeline project exposed deep divisions across the political landscape Thursday, highlighting the ever-present clash between energy developmen...
Oct 06, 2017
Wetlands restoration receives boost from offset payments
A potash company is helping offset wetlands affected by one of its mines by making the largest payment in the province's history. K+S Potash Canada is making a $2.8 million offset payment to hel...
Jun 05, 2017
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