Water Continues To Rise At Cumberland House

by | Jun 28, 2013

Water is continuing to rise at Cumberland House. This morning government officials said flows were thirty-five hundred cubic metres per second. The average speed is five to six hundred cubic metres. Spokesman for the Water Security Agency, Patrick Boyle, says water...

West Nile Warnings Begin

by | Jun 28, 2013

The blood-suckers are back. Mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus are starting to show up  in surveillance traps set up around Regina. Their numbers will peak from mid-July until the end of August. We have had a bit of a break from mosquitoes because of the...

Liberal Senator Satisfied With Apology Over Aboriginal Day Memo

by | Jun 28, 2013

Saskatchewan senator Lillian Dyck is satisfied with the way Parliament Hill security staff have responded to her concerns about a memo advising senators to stay away from Aboriginal protesters. The memo was sent out in advance of last Friday’s Aboriginal Day...

Academic Sees Healthy Signs Of Debate In Northern Deal

by | Jun 28, 2013

A University of Saskatchewan professor says the recent lawsuit filed against the partners of a multi-million dollar economic collaboration agreement between two uranium companies and the northern community of Pinehouse should not be viewed as a negative thing. In...

Landing Gear Problem Sends Crews To Buffalo Narrows Airport

by | Jun 27, 2013

Emergency crews were sent scrambling to the airstrip in Buffalo Narrows on Thursday. They were summoned after hearing reports the pilot of a plane owned by Courtesy Air was having problems lowering the landing gear. The pilot managed to finally lower the wheels...

New Flood Worries In Northern Saskatchewan

by | Jun 27, 2013

So far so good for emergency crews as they brace for raging rivers in Saskatchewan. Cumberland house is still the main priority where crews are working around the clock. Another problem today is rain. It is causing problems not only in Cumberland house but in other...