Environment and Climate Change Canada

Environment and Climate Change Canada have issued a special statement on Air Quality. Smoke from wildfires has blanketed Saskatchewan from North to South. The extreme eastern portions of the province, and the south west are not included, but pretty much everywhere else is. Smoke from wildfires will gradually push eastward across parts of the province […]

Its been a summer of air quality advisories, because of wildfires throughout western, and northern Canada. Air quality in and around Regina was at a rating of “4” as of noon Sunday, which is considered to be a moderate risk to health . Its expected to improve Sunday night, before returning to the same levels […]

A preliminary report on a weekend tornado in central Alberta says its winds were so violent they picked up a 10-tonne farm combine and tossed it half the length of a football field. The report by the Northern Tornadoes Project rated the twister as a four on the Enhanced Fujita scale of wind-damage intensity, just […]

Saskatchewan is being blanketed by smoke, and there are a number of air quality advisories. Most of the smoky conditions are north of Fort Qu’Appelle,  Last Mountain Lake, and Melville. The alerts basically run border to border, east and west across the province. South of that, Regina, Moose Jaw and the southern section of Saskatchewan […]

Mother nature is stoking the fire under Saskatchewan as a swath of hot, humid air hangs over a third of the province, prompting Environment Canada to issue an extreme temperature warning for a third of the province. Jesse Wagar with Environment Canada says the Mercury will remain at the top of the thermostat for a […]

A hot, humid air mass is parked over Saskatchewan, and it isn’t moving. With temperatures expected to be above 30 all week, and humidex values expected to be 36, Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a heat warning for parts of Saskatchewan. It includes Regina, Fort Qu’Appelle and the surrounding area, encompassing most of […]

The smoke from wildfires is continuing to impact Saskatchewan.  Monday afternoon, Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a “Special Air Quality Statement” for Regina. The statement says the smoke is causing elevated AQHI (Air Quality Health Index) values for the next 24 hours.  Its forecast to be at “level 7” which represents a high risk […]

After mother nature’s attempt to resurrect winter last week, residents of southern Saskatchewan can expect some warmer temperatures as we close out April and head into May. Throughout April, temperatures sat below the seasonal average for the most part but temperatures will kick up to seasonal temperatures throughout and after this weekend. “Friday, Saturday, and […]

Our spring snowstorm is finally coming to end. Environment and Climate Change Canada has ended its snowfall warning. The forecast says we’ll still see some light snowfall until tomorrow morning. As we head into next week, temperatures will return to an average above zero. The snowstorm began Tuesday with wet and heavy snowfall that continued […]

For the last few days people have been donning lighter clothes, more people are out walking on the streets and in the parks, and there is the smell of backyard fires and BBQs going in the evening.  All sure signs that spring has arrived in Saskatchewan.  But not so fast.  Winter wants to have another […]