New fossils continue to be found in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan continues to be a hotbed of remarkable fossil finds and this summer didn't disappoint.
Grasslands National Park East Block played host to the most recent haul, with around 60 participants partaking in Fossil Fever that unearthed a large soft-shelled turtle and bones from a Triceratops.
Both creatures were found in the Frenchman Formation which is exposed throughout parts of Southwestern Saskatchewan. The formation represents the last 200,000 years of the Cretaceous period, just before dinosaurs went extinct.
Record setting bleak tornado season in Saskatchewan
Severe thunderstorms turning into tornadoes in Saskatchewan are sparse but this past year the phenomenon became extremely rare.
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) data, the province was only battered with one tornado in 2023, which is well below the average of 13-14 per year.
Terri Lang, a meteorologist with ECCC, said the circumstances for a tornado to transpire requires a combination of factors to all happen at the right time.
Record setting bleak tornado season in Saskatchewan
Severe thunderstorms turning into tornadoes in Saskatchewan are sparse but this past year the phenomenon became extremely rare.
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) data, the province was only battered with one tornado in 2023, which is well below the average of 13-14 per year.
Terri Lang, a meteorologist with ECCC, said the circumstances for a tornado to transpire requires a combination of factors to all happen at the right time.
Record setting bleak tornado season in Saskatchewan
Severe thunderstorms turning into tornadoes in Saskatchewan are sparse but this past year the phenomenon became extremely rare.
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) data, the province was only battered with one tornado in 2023, which is well below the average of 13-14 per year.
Terri Lang, a meteorologist with ECCC, said the circumstances for a tornado to transpire requires a combination of factors to all happen at the right time.
Swift Current agriculture broadcaster inducted into Hall of Fame
The voice of agriculture in Swift Current and across the prairies for Golden West Broadcasting was honoured last Friday by the Saskatchewan Association of Broadcasters (SAB).
Glenda-Lee (Allan) Vossler joined a prestigious and short list of current/former broadcasters as she was inducted into the SAB's Hall of Fame in Saskatoon.
The 38-year radio veteran was caught off guard when she received the email notifying her, she was going to be inducted.
Agriculture broadcaster Vossler inducted into Hall of Fame
The voice of agriculture in Swift Current and across the prairies for Golden West Broadcasting was honoured last Friday by the Saskatchewan Association of Broadcasters (SAB).
Glenda-Lee (Allan) Vossler joined a prestigious and short list of current/former broadcasters as she was inducted into the SAB's Hall of Fame in Saskatoon.
The 38-year radio veteran was caught off guard when she received the email notifying her, she was going to be inducted.
Health official cautions region as smoke-related illnesses climb
The wildfire smoke that's set up shop in Saskatchewan since Labour Day weekend has a prominent health official urging the public to take precautions.
Dr. David Torr, the medical health officer for the southwest (four through six networks) and area department lead for public health and preventative medicine for integrated rural with the SHA, said the best way to reduce the risk of any smoke-related illness is to avoid going outside when the AQHI is bad.
Rattlesnakes a growing concern in parts of West Central
Health officials across southwestern Saskatchewan are becoming concerned with the recent presence of rattlesnakes.
According to the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), sightings of the reptile have come in from Grasslands National Park, Leader, and Eston.
Dr. Angela Silveira, a physician specializing in public health and preventive medicine with the University of Saskatchewan, said one of the best preventative actions is knowing if you're in a rattlesnake habitat.
Local MP knocks new clean fuel policy
The new clean fuel regulations ushered in on Canada Day are receiving some criticism from the local MP.
Cypress Hills-Grasslands MP Jeremy Patzer believes the policy will cost people locally more than most across the country.
"It's over $1,100 per household in both Saskatchewan and Alberta and significantly in our two provinces than anywhere else," he said Wednesday afternoon.
Clean fuel policy won't impact gas locally yet
Gas prices in Humboldt and area could be on the rise later this week but that's not because of the new federal clean fuel regulations that came into effect on Canada Day.
The jump at the pumps could be around three to seven cents per litre and is tied to a recent rise in oil prices.