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Last week’s hot and humid conditions gave way to thunderstorms and a subsequent cooling trend in east central Saskatchewan. By the weekend, residents of Humboldt, Watrous, Wadena and surrounding areas can expect a return to skyrocketing temperatures and humidex values.  

Environment Canada weather expert Natalie Hassel says the surface and upper-level ridges that ushered in the early July heat are redeveloping, and that means more hot weather.  

The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed July 14 to 20 as Saskatchewan Parks Week, featuring fun, themed activities for visitors in anticipation of Canada's Parks Day on July 20.  

SaskPower has announced that there will be a planned power outage today, Tuesday July 16, affecting customers in Pilger, Middle Lake, St.Benedict, Fulda, the west side of Lake Lenore and surrounding communities. 

The outage is scheduled to last between 1:00-5:00 pm. 

SaskPower thanks their customers for their cooperation and understanding.

SaskEnergy will be conducting controlled natural gas flaring at the TransGas block valve site, which is located within the RM of Spalding and west of Highway #6 and near the Village of Spalding.

Flaring will take place between 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday July 16. 

Residents and drivers in the area may see a 40-foot flame being emitted from the flare stack temporarily attached to SaskEnergy’s infrastructure.

Following a deportation order issued to Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the trucker found responsible for the devastation in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has applied to have his permanent residence status returned.  In May, that status was revoked along with the deportation order.  

Sentenced to 8 years in prison at a court proceeding in Melfort, Sidhu was sentenced to 8 years in prison but was granted full parole last year.  

There are more than 90 regional parks across the province. Each park is unique, and offers different amenities, that can include camping, swimming, boating, fishing, sports grounds and golf courses. All regional parks were developed by volunteers, and they are getting a funding boost from the provincial government.  

Despite occasional patchy rainfall and small cell thunderstorms that have dropped intense downpours in isolated areas in east central Saskatchewan, conditions have been drier in the opening week of July.  

Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly crop report shows some crop yellowing in low lying areas and those spots impacted by isolated rainfall events. With the heat, sunshine and humidity in play, many crops are reported to be in overall good condition.  

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) issued a provincial fire ban taking effect at noon (12:00 pm) on Thursday, July 11.  

Crown lands and provincial parks, provincial recreation sites and the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District are affected. 

Open fires, controlled burns and fireworks, also includes all land within 4.5 km of the provincial forest boundary. 

This past weekend, Humboldt Hammerheads swimmer Aidra Angelstad established new standards. 

Angelstad set three new provincial records at the Melfort Marlins Swim Meet in Nipawin.  

On Saturday, she broke the record in the girls 15-17 50m backstroke, previously set in 2004. Then she broke her own, newly set, record again the next day. 

Saskatchewan Conservation Officers kept busy for two of the weekends this spring, May 18th and 19th, and May 25th and 26th, conducting fisheries compliance checks on anglers at the Regina Beach pier on Last Mountain Lake. 

In all, 168 anglers were given compliance checks, with a variety of violations uncovered, including those being over the limit on walleye and upper-sized walleye, using more than one line in open waters, and being more than 25 meters from a fishing line.

As a result of the inspections, officers issued 15 charges and seized 35 walleye.