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Saskatoon StarPhoenix
February 3, 2018
Saskatoon also made a New York Times list of top places in the world to visit in 2018 due to the addition of the new gallery, built on a prime location on the bank of the South Saskatchewan River. The gallery was designed by Toronto-based architect Bruce Kuwabara of KPMB Architects in partnership withÃÂ ...
OutdoorHub
February 2, 2018
There is a good handful of areas that instantly come to mind when the conversation turns to monster whitetail deer — certain counties in Iowa, Kansas, Wisconsin and Illinois, to name a few. But then, there's Saskatchewan — the place from which the buck that leads the Boone & Crockett Hit Parade wasÃÂ ...
Yorkton This Week
February 2, 2018
... for example, there was activity in the surrounding region. Author Frank W. Anderson tells us several stories in the book “81 Interesting Places in Saskatchewan.” We quote: In the early fur trade days, communication between Fort Edmonton and the east was by way of the North Saskatchewan River system.
CTV News
January 25, 2018
The idea submitted to The Edmonton Project by Amber and Gary Poliquin was inspired by what the couple had seen on their travels. “We've had the opportunity to travel to many different places around North America and Europe and lots of cities in different countries have gondolas, and they use them forÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
December 31, 1999
A relative of Colten Boushie says "the deck is stacked against us" following the selection of jurors in the trial of Gerald Stanley, the farmer accused of killing the 22-year-old Indigenous man. Alvin Baptiste, Boushie's uncle, said the family has lost almost all of its faith in the justice system after no visiblyÃÂ ...
CTV News
December 31, 1999
“They can reflect the beautiful setting they're sitting within.” Matthew Roper hopes his idea to build a series of pavilions in Edmonton's river valley catches the attention of The Edmonton Project judges. “These pavilions could offer a really sustainable light development touch to the trail networks,” Roper said.
Medicine Hat News
December 31, 1999
He also “floated the balloon” of whether the city should seriously explore the decades old suggestion of linking the north and south of the city with a pedestrian bridge over the South Saskatchewan River. “The paths are a passion of mine and we should connect two gems,” he told reporters, stressing thatÃÂ ...
HydroWorld
December 14, 2017
The conventional Brazeau Hydro plant has a capacity of 355 MW and operates on the North Saskatchewan River northwest of Edmonton. The facility delivers electricity to the Balancing Pool under a power purchase agreement that expires at the end of 2020. Brazeau Pumped Storage will create up to 900ÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
December 13, 2017
Wiercinski combed through more than 400 submissions and hand-picked the best in the Edmonton area, including star-gazing at the University of Alberta to canoeing on the North Saskatchewan River. "I spent hours on my couch going through it," she said. "And then, ultimately, I had to think about who thisÃÂ ...
Saskatoon StarPhoenix
December 13, 2017
... city struck a pact with the University of Saskatchewan for greater co-operation that was touted as the first of its kind in Canada. The city followed in November with an agreement with the Saskatoon Tribal Council to work together to build a hydroelectric facility at the weir on the South Saskatchewan River.
CBC.ca
December 11, 2017
On Monday afternoon, two officers returned to Rundle Park to collect evidence shortly before 3 p.m.. A forensics officer photographed a section of a wooded area between Rundle Park Drive and the North Saskatchewan River, south of the Rundle Park Golf Course. Behind the treeline, on a downward slopeÃÂ ...
MetroNews Canada
December 11, 2017
The multi-tiered project consists of a mechanical tram-like vehicle that takes passengers from 100 Street, near the Hotel Macdonald, to a viewing platform overlooking the North Saskatchewan River. The surrounding area has also gotten a makeover, with a staircase, new landscaping and seating.
CBC.ca
December 10, 2017
Edmonton's new funicular launched Saturday, on time and on budget. Edmonton funicular to open on Saturday ÷ Funicular to make Edmonton's river valley accessible. The $24-million project connects to a promenade and a raised lookout with an elevator on the north bank of the North Saskatchewan River.
Edmonton Journal
December 9, 2017
No more hauling yourself up and down the stairs if you want to reach the river valley from downtown — Edmonton's long-awaited funicular is set to open Saturday. The grand opening of the device, formally called the Mechanized River Valley Access, is set for 10 a.m. on the promenade where it docks, southÃÂ ...
This Magazine
December 8, 2017
Located within Queen Elizabeth Park in Edmonton's North Saskatchewan River Valley, the park will display six unique pieces of art created by Canadian Indigenous artists. Carrying the theme “the stories of This Place,” each piece will showcase different ways Indigenous people connect to the land. For theÃÂ ...
Edmonton Journal
December 2, 2017
Perched on a high precipice overlooking the North Saskatchewan River, “the Ledge” is more than a stunning piece of architecture. “We refer to it as the people's building,” says Al Chapman, manger of visitor services for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, “a real home-away-from-home for Albertans.”.
Regina Leader-Post
November 23, 2017
The investigators determined that in fall 2016 Steven Bullock provided illegal outfitting services to American client to hunt black bear along the North Saskatchewan River near Langham. He also facilitated fishing at Blackstrap Reservoir south of Saskatoon, the release states. He pleaded guilty in SaskatoonÃÂ ...
CTV News
November 22, 2017
A sacred fire is continually burning across the street from where the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is being held in Saskatoon. The fire has been burning in a teepee near the South Saskatchewan River on Spadina Crescent since the inquiry started Monday and willÃÂ ...
Sherwood Park News
November 21, 2017
Residents are being asked to participate in public meetings for Phase 2 of the Northeast River Crossing functional planning study, which will “identify a potential location for a proposed future roadway and bridge over the North Saskatchewan River,” the county noted. The bridge will act as a connector routeÃÂ ...
Edmonton Journal
November 18, 2017
A water expert who monitors the North Saskatchewan River said what Edmonton's Accidental Beach will look like when the ice melts is anyone's guess. The beach, which formed downstream from a construction berm last spring and captivated Edmontonians last summer, is beneath a layer of snow and iceÃÂ ...
Calgary Herald
November 14, 2017
One legend tells of a retreating Cree losing his headdress in the South Saskatchewan River during a battle with Blackfoot warriors. Okotoks:Â ...
Hyperallergic
November 14, 2017
... and its development on a new site by the South Saskatchewan River was led by the Mendel's executive director of two years, Gregory Burke, ...
Globalnews.ca
November 6, 2017
Members of the Saskatoon Fire Department's water rescue team searched for a person who reportedly fell into the South Saskatchewan River ...
Edmonton Journal
November 3, 2017
... their careers on ice and snow, they have since turned their attention to keeping water — specifically the North Saskatchewan River — clean.
CTV News
November 2, 2017
Adam Turnbull, 28, caught the fish after casting his line from the banks of the South Saskatchewan River near Medicine Hat, Alta., on Saturday.
Globalnews.ca
October 31, 2017
He's caught all kinds of fish before, but one he reeled in on Saturday, Oct. 28, from the South Saskatchewan River in Medicine Hat, left him ...
The Battlefords News-Optimist
October 31, 2017
The next regular meeting of the North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings Board will be held Monday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the ...
Edmonton Journal
October 26, 2017
The old Walterdale Bridge over the North Saskatchewan River in downtown Edmonton was being dismantled on Thursday, Oct.19, 2017.
CBC.ca
October 26, 2017
... Sheep River and Highwood River within the Bow River basin, as well as the Oldman, Milk, Red Deer and North Saskatchewan river basins.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix
October 24, 2017
The report on the Diefenbaker Bridge, which spans the North Saskatchewan River and handles 24,000 vehicle trips per day, says the structure ...
CBC.ca
October 12, 2017
The Saskatchewan government has given Husky Energy the OK to restart a pipeline after a major oil spill along the North Saskatchewan River ...
CBC.ca
October 11, 2017
Kyle Stratton, a security officer with the Saskatoon Health Region, entered the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon to rescue a suicidal ...
CBC.ca
October 11, 2017
The South Saskatchewan River is regulated by the Water Security Agency. The case is due back in court on Nov. 7. Boyd is expected to enter ...
CBC.ca
October 11, 2017
The spot is on the bank of the South Saskatchewan River near land ... of Crown land that Boyd farms near the South Saskatchewan River.
CTV News
September 28, 2017
The owner of the Edmonton Queen riverboat says the largest passenger ship on the North Saskatchewan River is ready to set sail again, after ...
Journal of Commerce
December 31, 1999
The report on the Diefenbaker Bridge, which spans the North Saskatchewan River and handles 24,000 vehicle trips per day, says the structure ...
CBC.ca
December 31, 1999
... banks and into the water of the North Saskatchewan River in July 2016 — Beth Lorimer believes Regina deserved a watershed workshop.
News1130
March 18, 2017
A Husky pipeline rupture last July resulted in 225,000 litres of heavy oil mixed with diluent to spill onto the bank of the North Saskatchewan River in Saskatchewan, with about 40 per cent or 90,000 litres reaching the river. The spill forced the ...
Salmon Arm Observer
March 17, 2017
Ranta then takes the Bow River from Lake Louise through Canmore, Calgary and down to where the Bow meets the Oldman River, which is the start of the South Saskatchewan River, and takes that all the way down to Lake Diefenbaker. He continues fromÃÂ ...
Medicine Hat News
March 16, 2017
Some other community residents have argued the roads provide access to public land on the South Saskatchewan River. Development commissioner Stan Schwartzenberger said that since the upcoming plan will become a basis for future decision making byÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
March 16, 2017
A surfer's not something you'd except to see navigating the South Saskatchewan River in the heart of Saskatoon. In order to build the new Traffic Bridge, work crews have had to create a berm into the river with a small opening.
Fort Saskatchewan Record
March 16, 2017
He was also a rural service mail carrier with Post Canada for three years for RRI in the Fort, was an addictions recovery specialist with the Beulah Alliance Church, and helped the North Saskatchewan River Valley Protection Association to lobby ...
The Crag and Canyon
March 15, 2017
Meanwhile, the Icefields Parkway between Athabasca Falls and Saskatchewan River is closed effective immediately due to avalanche risk, according to a notice from Parks Canada.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix
March 13, 2017
Saskatoon resident Paul Van Pul, whose background is hydraulic archeology, urged the committee to remove the weir entirely. Van Pul said removing the weir would open up the South Saskatchewan River to boat traffic, perhaps even for commuting.
Drayton Valley Western Review
March 13, 2017
Eagle Point Provincial Park is over 19.6 square kilometers of protected lands located downstream (north) of the highway 22 bridge over the North Saskatchewan River and Blue Rapids Provincial Recreation Area is over 36.4 square kilometers of protectedÃÂ ...
Prince Albert Daily Herald
March 10, 2017
The FireSmart system is designed to help protect resident living north of the North Saskatchewan River from naturally occurring fire hazards in the province's forests.
Canadian Underwriter
March 10, 2017
With a mountain snowpack that is currently near normal, conditions are expected to be near normal throughout the Saskatchewan River System over the next six months, assuming normal conditions going forward. While Lake Diefenbaker is currently at anÃÂ ...
Saskatoon StarPhoenix
March 9, 2017
The province indicated late last year that the Ministry of Energy and Resources' probe into the 225,000-litre spill, which prompted a frantic response from communities along the North Saskatchewan River, would be released in early 2017. GovernmentÃÂ ...
Grainews
March 9, 2017
Given the current "near normal" mountain snowpack, runoff conditions are expected to be near normal throughout the Saskatchewan River system over the next six months, assuming normal conditions going forward, the province said. Lake DiefenbakerÃÂ ...
HydroWorld
March 9, 2017
The city of Saskatoon in Saskatchewan, Canada, on March 8 announced it is preparing to enter a formal agreement with the Saskatoon Tribal Council for a new 5.5 to 6.1-MW hydropower generation project at the weir on Saskatchewan River. Included in theÃÂ ...
