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Get ready for a temperature roller-coaster in Saskatchewan
Make sure your windshield washer fluid is topped up - you might need it this week. Large parts of the province, including Regina and Saskatoon, are expecting a seesaw of temperatures this week. In Sas...
Dec 03, 2024
Garden Talk: Christmas trees selling fast in Saskatchewan
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Here are a selection of questions and answers from t...
Dec 01, 2024 Live Christmas trees in Saskatchewan, like this Fraser fir at Dutch Growers, are usually sold out at garden centres by Dec. 6 or 7. (Dutch Growers/submitted)
When winter bites: Preventing frostbite in a Saskatchewan cold snap
A cold snap in Saskatchewan always brings with it a potential risk of frostbite. Dr. Stanley Enebeli with the Saskatchewan Health Authority says frostbite is a risk any time cold weather conditions ex...
Nov 30, 2024 Frostbite is an injury that leads to the loss of colour and feeling in extremities due to freezing temperatures. (CKOM file photo)
Growing number of encampments strains fire department's resources
The growing number of homeless encampments in Saskatoon is straining bylaw inspector resources within the Saskatoon Fire Department, according to chief Doug Wegren. That's one of the reasons the depar...
Nov 29, 2024 A Saskatoon fire department inspector approaches a tent in a Pleasant Hill community garden to inquire if the occupant needs help. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Warming centre fights to keep Saskatoon's homeless safe in freezing cold
The only overnight warming centre currently operating in Saskatoon has become a vital refuge as freezing temperatures grip the city. With hundreds of people seeking shelter from the cold each day, the...
Nov 29, 2024 Saskatoon’s only current overnight warming centre, operated by the Saskatoon Indian and Métis Friendship Centre, has become a vital refuge as freezing temperatures grip the city. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Extreme cold grips central Sask., but relief is on the horizon
Extreme cold warnings have descended on much of Saskatchewan, but they are not expected to last long. Environment Canada said extreme wind chill values near -40 C are expected on Friday for parts of c...
Nov 29, 2024 According to Environment Canada, the cold snap isn't going to last very long, with warmer weather coming by next week. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Winter storm development in southern Saskatchewan
Southwestern Saskatchewan is already getting some of the snow from a low-pressure system moving in from our southern neighbours. Meteorologist Rose Carlson said the hardest hit areas will be along the...
Nov 28, 2024
Saskatoon ponds not yet safe for skating despite freezing temperatures
Despite Saskatoon and most of Saskatchewan getting hit with a big chill, the city's fire department is reminding residents that it's not yet safe to walk or skate on neighbourhood ponds. "I'd recommen...
Nov 28, 2024 The Saskatoon Fire Department is reminding everyone that despite the cold weather the city has seen over the past week, Saskatoon’s 11 neighbourhood ponds don’t yet have ice thick enough to skate or walk on. Testing is expected to begin in the next week or two. (Sarah Butler/Facebook)
Saskatoon city council approves $200,000 for winter warming shelters
At their first regular meeting since the civic election earlier this month, Saskatoon's city councillors unanimously approved $200,000 to help fund three warming shelters in the city this winter. The ...
Nov 27, 2024 Leslie Anderson, the city’s planning director, said St. Mary's had an average of 122 people in its shelter each night last year. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon woman trudging through deep snow searching for lost dog
For three days, Tamara Fournier has been walking through deep snow, calling for her lost dog, Bella. Over the weekend, Saskatoon saw around 25 centimetres of snow, but the storm hasn't stopped Fournie...
Nov 25, 2024 Tamara Fournier says she spent the weekend walking through the deep snow and difficult conditions searching for Bella, her Pomeranian. (Andre Fournier/Facebook)
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