by MBC News | Jul 5, 2013 | Current News
The executive director of wildfire management for the province says a new camera system to monitor forest fires gives the province more potential to expand coverage without putting workers at risk. Conversion of the observation towers is now underway. It will take a...
by MBC News | Jul 5, 2013 | Current News
Hot weather in the far north has increased fire hazards for some communities. Curtis Lee of Saskatchewan Environment says conditions around Uranium City and Fond du Lac are amongst the driest. He says one fire they’re watching closely is located just south of the Fond...
by MBC News | Jul 5, 2013 | Current News
Two years ago, Kendal Netmaker took an idea and ran with and today he is being honoured for his perseverance and entrepreneurial excellence. Last week, Netmaker’s company Neechie Gear – which makes youth designer sportswear such as hoodies, sweatpants, caps and...
by MBC News | Jul 5, 2013 | Current News
The Saskatoon and District Labour Council kicked off its 25th annual summer snack program on Friday. The program provides daily free-of-charge lunches to inner-city kids throughout the summer months at Pleasant Hill, Westmount, Optimist, Confederation, Meadow Green...
by MBC News | Jul 5, 2013 | Current News
Twenty kids from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band will get a chance to learn playing tips from Aboriginal golf pro Notah Begay the third this weekend. The kids, from La Ronge and Stanley Mission, will come into Saskatoon today, take part in a golf clinic at the Dakota...
by MBC News | Jul 4, 2013 | Current News
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a violent offender. 49 year-old Mitchell Sasakamoose failed to return to his residence in Regina last night. He has a history of substance abuse and committing violent crimes. He is 5″8, 160 lbs, with brown eyes and...
by MBC News | Jul 4, 2013 | Current News
The Saskatchewan Government Employees’ Union is not giving up on its fight to preserve manned forest fire observation towers. The union says the government is now in the process of tearing down the observation posts on top of the towers in preparation for new...
by MBC News | Jul 4, 2013 | Current News
Engineers are being brought in to assess the flooding situation at the James Smith Cree Nation. Forty people were evacuated from the reserve after overland water cut off their homes from the rest of the community. Robert Head is the chief of the Peter Chapman band,...
by MBC News | Jul 4, 2013 | Current News
The province has designated a 3,600 square kilometre area in the northern Saskatchewan as a new protected area. The Pink Lake Representative Area Ecological Reserve is located about 160 kilometres north of La Ronge. The boreal region provides habitat for many species...
by MBC News | Jul 4, 2013 | Current News
Treaty rights are at the heart of a court battle between a northwest Saskatchewan First Nation and the provincial department of environment. The Buffalo River Dene Nation is trying to block two oil sands exploration permits on a huge tract of land located near what it...
