Tag: Saskatchewan
DUC and USask Partner to Advance Wetland and Waterfowl Conservation
Ducks Unlimited Canada and the University of Saskatchewan have announced a partnership to create the Ducks Unlimited Canada Endowed Chair in Wetland and Waterfowl...
Two Storms Cause over $130 Million in Insured Damage
Two severe storms caused over $130 million in insured damage, according to Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ). The amount of insured damage is...
Saskatchewan Announces Transition to Flood Damage Reduction Program
The minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (WSA), Dustin Duncan, announced that WSA is transitioning the Emergency Flood Damage Reduction Program (EFDRP)...
High Risk Communities in Sask. Receive Funding for Flood Mapping
The federal minister of public safety and emergency preparedness, Ralph Goodale, and the minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency, Dustin Duncan, have...
Husky Oil Receives $2.5 Million Fine for Releasing Oil into the...
Husky Oil has been ordered to pay a fine of $2.5 million for violating the Fisheries Act and a fine of $200,000 for violating the Migratory Birds...
Gov’t of Saskatchewan Advances Agricultural Water Management Strategy
The Government of Saskatchewan is helping advance the Agricultural Water Management Strategy with a $5 million investment in the Saskatchewan Conservation and Development Association...
Meadow Lake, Sask. Receives Funding for Water and Wastewater Upgrades
The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Rural Economic Development, announced funding for essential upgrades to water and wastewater management systems in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan.
For...
Record Number of Water Main Breaks Occur in Regina, Sask. in...
A record-breaking number of water breaks occurred in Regina, Saskatchewan in February 2019 as a result of shifting ground caused by the extreme cold...
Saskatchewan Launches Waterflood Program for Oil Recovery
The Government of Saskatchewan has designed a program to improve the petroleum industry’s market position by committing resources to secondary recovery of oil reservoirs...
Saskatchewan Releases Climate Resilience Measurement Framework
Saskatchewan’s Environment Minister Dustin Duncan has announced a new Climate Resilience Measurement Framework to help measure resilience to climate change within the province.
The framework...
