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 Items tagged: SaskatchewanItems Found: 19Know Your WellMay 6, 2011 - 10:49 am For Saskatchewan , spring runoff season presents a huge risk for private well contamination, especially considering the province’s high levels of arsenic, selenium, and uranium. At the height of this year’s flood crisis in the Prairies, Terry Hanley, director of science, information, and monitoring... Categories: Features Red Cross Offers Help for Flood EvacueesApril 28, 2011 - 10:18 am With floods expected to worsen with the spring thaw, the Canadian Red Cross is ready to ramp up its response for families who have been evacuated in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. "The Canadian Red Cross is a leader in disaster response in Canada and around the world," says Ange Sawh, director... Categories: News, Western Canada The Flood from AboveApril 20, 2011 - 12:55 pm Today Vicki Burns posted this North Dakota National Guard aerial video of the major flooding occurring along the Red River. We see this devastation annually in Canada's Prairie region, but Burns says that this year's event is being called Manitoba's second-worst flood in 150 years—30 municipalities... Categories: Blog Kannata Valley Celebrates New SystemNovember 1, 2010 - 10:41 am Residents of the Resort Village of Kannata Valley, Saskatchewan turned on the taps to a new drinking water treatment and distribution system last week. "We are extremely pleased with the results of the new water treatment system," Mayor Roy Grozell said. "The green system reduces the impact on the... Categories: News, Western Canada $9.9M for Regina Water ProjectsFebruary 2, 2010 - 7:58 am The end of January saw a funding announcement of nearly $45.8 million from the federal, provincial and municipal governments for 15 new infrastructure projects across Saskatchewan. Federal funding represents over $19.8 million under the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, part of the Economic Action Plan. "Like... Categories: News, Western Canada Water FootprintsJanuary 11, 2010 - 8:08 am Safe, reliable freshwater—and healthy, productive freshwater ecosystems—are foundations for a strong economy and sustainable communities. But the collective impacts of producing more food and fuel and quenching the thirst of expanding cities and industry are taking their toll on the Earth’s rivers... Categories: Features Funds Announced for Saskatoon’s Water Reservoir ProjectSeptember 25, 2009 - 6:52 am Feds are setting aside up to one-third of the eligible costs of the Water Reservoir project in Saskatoon, to a maximum federal contribution of $7 million, and the province and city have also committed funds. The total estimated cost of the water reservoir is $21,437,000. "The water reservoir expansion... Categories: News, Western Canada Rural SK Pipeline Receives FundingJuly 27, 2009 - 7:27 am Residents of Dundurn, Saskatchewan and surrounding communities, including Hanley, Riverside, Beaver Creek and Blackstrap Provincial Park, will receive funding for a rural water utility pipeline project that will construct a pipeline to provide safe drinking water to more than 1,800 households. The... Categories: News, Western Canada Hidden TreasureMay 24, 2009 - 9:30 am Making a map is easy. Making a good resource inventory map is difficult. That's what four southwest Saskatchewan rural municipalities (RMs) found out when they decided to create an inventory of groundwater resources in their region. It requires a lot of data from different levels of government... Categories: Features Sask. Council Tackles Water Issues in AlbertaMay 14, 2009 - 2:06 pm The new South Saskatchewan Regional Advisory Council (RAC) will look at key issues such as water, land use and population growth as it provides advice to the Alberta government to develop a regional plan under the Land-use Framework. The South Saskatchewan Region ranges from the town of Crossfield... Categories: News, Western Canada |
