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Smoke still a concern as weekend set to see wavering amounts

1 day ago | discoverestevan.com | Scott Boulton

While wildfires continue to burn across northern Saskatchewan, the southeast may escape the worst of what could float towards us this weekend. Last weekend, an air quality warning from Environment Canada stalled weekend activities for southeast communities. Now we're in for another blast of smoke as Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Danielle Desjardins says we'll see some cold weather sweep in.
SECPSD details communication methods and how they reach out to the community

1 day ago | discoverestevan.com | Scott Boulton

At the latest school board meeting, the South East Cornerstone Public School Division had a conversation around how they keep connected with parents and the wider community and what might need to change. Kassandra Lawrenz, communications officer for SECPSD, and Keith Keating, the director of education, talked about the issue, giving the board members information and ideas around the needs and uses of their communications system.
Quorum Corporation's weekly performance update for Grain Week 42

2 days ago | discoverestevan.com | Glenda-Lee Allan Vossler

Operation Clean Sweep Rescheduled Due to Persistent Rainfall Due to ongoing wet weather conditions, the City of Estevan is rescheduling its annual Operation Clean Sweep initiative to the week of May 27 through June 1, 2025. The excessive rainfall has made it challenging to carry out cleanup activities safely and effectively, prompting the decision to delay. Details here.
Wildfires continue in northern Saskatchewan despite recent rain

2 days ago | discoverestevan.com | Scott Boulton

Work is continuing on getting wildfires in Saskatchewan's north controlled, with the latest update from the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency. As of Yesterday afternoon, around 10-15 thousand people have been evacuated, with 30 communities seeing residents flee the fires. In northern Saskatchewan, 27 wildfires are currently raging, with six of those uncontained, another six contained, 12 undergoing assessment, and three protecting values.
Former Estevan Bruins player Mason Strutt. (file photo/Estevan Bruins)

2 days ago | discoverestevan.com | Shawn Slaght

Operation Clean Sweep Rescheduled Due to Persistent Rainfall Due to ongoing wet weather conditions, the City of Estevan is rescheduling its annual Operation Clean Sweep initiative to the week of May 27 through June 1, 2025. The excessive rainfall has made it challenging to carry out cleanup activities safely and effectively, prompting the decision to delay. Details here.
Burrowing Owls pop back up in farmers' fields following winter retreat

2 days ago | discoverestevan.com | Scott Boulton

With plants sprouting from the ground and farmers confidently finished with seeding, tractors in the field might find some new friends popping up in their farmland this summer. Burrowing owls can be found in the Saskatchewan prairies during the summer, having returned from their trip down south over the winter. They're now moving into their namesake burrows in prairie meadows, grasslands, and even farmers' fields.
Federal and provincial governments coming together to raise funds for wildfire support

3 days ago | discoverestevan.com | Scott Boulton

In a new release from the federal and provincial governments, money is immediately headed to the Canadian Red Cross to provide money to help with ongoing forest fires in Canada's northern areas. The federal government is providing that money for both Saskatchewan and Manitoba, with the federal government matching every dollar donated to the Red Cross to support wildfire relief.
Province making progress on interprovincial barriers with recent MOU

3 days ago | discoverestevan.com | Scott Boulton

The provincial government recently announced a new Memorandum of Understanding between itself and the government of Ontario, in order to encourage the dismantling of interprovincial trade barriers. The topic has been coming up often since the federal election and the tariff situation with the US began earlier this year.
May and spring numbers show Estevan dodged drier season thanks to heavy rain storm

4 days ago | discoverestevan.com | Scott Boulton

Estevan saw a soggy and warm May as Environment and Climate Change Canada was tracking some of the conditions we saw over the month. Scientist Christy Climenhaga gives a rundown on the temperatures and the averages for the community. "It was generally a warmer May for much of Saskatchewan. In the Estevan area, you came out about a degree and a half above normal in terms of our mean temperatures.
Digital agriculture needs focus on farm-level practicalities

5 days ago | discoverestevan.com | John Greig

CAPI report says data strategies in agriculture need to be a 10-year national priority Digital agriculture should be a national strategic priority with focused funding in the next federal-provincial-territorial policy agreement to help drive farmer-level adoption, says a new report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. CAPI collaborated with EMILI, a non-profit Manitoba organization focused on digital agriculture proving and adoption.