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Meewasin CEO 'ecstatic' after major donation
The head of the Meewasin Valley Authority says she's ecstatic after receiving a $100,000 donation from Rawlco Radio on behalf of long-time 650 CKOM morning show host Brent Loucks. CEO Andrea Lafond sa...
Jun 23, 2022 Brent Loucks with Meewasin Valley Authority CEO Andrea Lafond at the interpretive panel with information about the revitalization program. (650 CKOM)
UPDATE: Pelicans finally arrive in Saskatoon
Like snowbirds, pelicans return to Saskatoon every spring. However, the birds were late landing between the CPR Bridge and the weir this year. The first bird to touch down did so Thursday at 11:48 a.m...
Apr 21, 2022
Closed to avoid large gatherings - City of Saskatoon and MVA eye re-opening Cranberry Flats
Before it was closed April 20, RCMP had been called out to popular recreational spot Cranberry Flats many times. The calls, said City of Saskatoon's GM of Community Services Lynne LaCroix - were compl...
Apr 29, 2020 Cranberry Flats
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Spending a night with the bats at Beaver Creek
You might not see them, but that doesn't mean they're not there. Many creatures in Saskatchewan are active exclusively during the night, and the Meewasin Valley Authority (MVA) was doing its part on S...
Oct 28, 2019 Kenton Lysak, a senior interpreter with the Meewasin Valley Authority, gives a lecture on bats during Dark Skies at the Creek on Oct. 26, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Chalk mural world record attempt brightens Meewasin trails
Saskatoon came together on the Meewasin Valley Trails Saturday to set a world record for the longest chalk mural created. More than 1,300 people preregistered for the record attempt, with many more wa...
Aug 31, 2019 Saskatoon's Meewasin Trail was brightened on Saturday, August 31, 2019 thanks to its attempt at a world record. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Meewasin Valley goes for world record over long weekend
The Meewasin Valley Authority is calling all artist, no matter their skill level, to help with a world record attempt. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday the goal is to fill six kilometres of the Meewasi...
Aug 31, 2019 (Meewasin/Facebook)
MVA attempts to break world chalk mural record
Saturday, August 31 should be a very colourful day on the Meewasin river valley trails. The Meewasin Valley Authority is hoping Saskatoon can break a record when it comes to creating the world's large...
Jul 23, 2019 The South Saskatchewan River flows past downtown Saskatoon. (Tourism Saskatoon)
Popular Cranberry Flats area damaged by brush fire
The Meewasin Valley Authority (MVA) says Tuesday's brush fire south of Saskatoon claimed approximately two-thirds of the Cranberry Flats conservation area. Firefighters battled the blaze for approxima...
Apr 17, 2019 Firefighters work to contain a brush fire near Riverside Estates outside Saskatoon on April 16, 2019. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
Police seek suspects in attempted robbery on Meewasin Trail
Saskatoon police are looking for two suspects in an attempted robbery along the Meewasin Trail Monday night. A woman walking near the train bridge at 9:30 p.m. was approached by a man and a woman arme...
Oct 16, 2018
Council approves $331K funding to keep MVA afloat for 2018
Saskatoon city council has thrown a lifeline to the Meewasin Valley Authority. Council approved a hybrid funding strategy for the conservation group during budget talks Tuesday, providing a total of $...
Nov 28, 2017
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