Tag Archives: environment
Sask farmer honored for environmental farming practices
A Saskatchewan farmer has been honored for his environmental farming methods. Moosomin area farmer Kristjan Hebert was the lone Canadian picked as a Climate Positive leader by Corteva Agriscien...
Feb 01, 2022
Canada joins international sustainable food production coalition
Canada has joined an international sustainable agriculture production and food system coalition. Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says Canada has joined the Sustainable Producti...
Feb 01, 2022
Ottawa provides support to Verified Beef Production program
Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has announced almost 200 thousand dollars for the Verified Beef Production Plus program. The Verified Beef Production program is a voluntary certificat...
Dec 09, 2021
Electric vehicle tax takes effect Friday
An electric vehicle tax takes effect today with registered owners having to pay an extra $150 on top of their regular fees. It is a move that is still being questioned by the head of the Saskatchewan ...
Oct 01, 2021
Regina begins spraying for cankerworms on Tuesday
City crews start spraying for cankerworms on Tuesday. The spraying will take place in areas of Regina where insect counts are expected to be high and where trees are at highest risk. More than 5,000 t...
Jun 08, 2021
2021 report shows improvement to climate resilience in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan government is releasing its 2021 climate resilience report, measuring the province’s improvements toward building resilience to a changing global climate. The third-annual Clima...
Jun 03, 2021
City looking at 15 year project to replace lead water pipe connections
A report going to a City committee on Wednesday presents a series of options for replacing the approximately 3,600 lead water pipe connections in homes that can contribute to elevated lead levels in t...
May 19, 2021
Sask. Environment Minister worried new federal climate goals may not be achievable
The Saskatchewan government says new carbon emissions reduction goals set by the federal government are rather "ambitious". The new goal is to reduce carbon emissions by 40-45 percent of 2005 levels b...
Apr 22, 2021
Ottawa provides up to 5.9 million dollars for environmental farm research in Manitoba
The federal government has announced up to 5.9 million dollars for on-farm research projects in Manitoba. The funds are geared for co-operative work between farmers and scientists to determine best pr...
Dec 16, 2020
Provincial auditor says improvements needed in several areas
Saskatchewan produces the second highest amount of waste per capita and has the lowest diversion rates in Canada. That's according to the Provincial Auditor's Report released on Tuesday Judy Ferguson ...
Dec 08, 2020
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