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CTV News
6 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Earthquakes Canada reports incident near Esterhazy, Sask.
Earthquakes Canada reported an incident northeast of Esterhazy, Sask. on Aug 1, 2025. (Source: Earthquakes Canada says seismic activity was reported in east central Saskatchewan last Friday. At 8:34 p.m. CST on Aug. 1, the agency says a seismic event was reported five kilometers northeast of Esterhazy, Sask. The event's magnitude was classified as 3.3 on the moment of magnitude scale (MwN) at a depth of one kilometre. The moment of magnitude scale is a logarithmic scale used to measure the total energy released by an earthquake. The higher the number, the more energy was released. For example, a magnitude 6 earthquake releases about 30 times more energy than a magnitude 5 and about 1,000 times more energy than a magnitude 4. According to the agency, it is very unlikely that an earthquake of a magnitude less than five could cause any damage. Earthquakes Canada went on to say in its summary that the incident is believed to be mine-related. 'Given the location of the event, we suspect it was mining induced and not a natural earthquake,' Allison Bent, a seismologist with Natural Resources Canada, told CTV News. 'However, we are still waiting for confirmation from the mine and cannot provide a definitive response.' Mosaic operates its K1, K2 and K3 potash facilities north and east of Esterhazy. CTV News has reached out to the company for comment. Esterhazy's Mayor Randy Bot told CTV News in a statement that the community is aware of occasional ground disturbances due to mining activity. 'Esterhazy is proud to be home to one of the world's richest potash deposits, and with that comes occasional ground movement. These events are closely monitored by the mining companies and regulatory bodies to ensure safety remains the top priority,' Bot said in a statement. 'We've experienced similar tremors in the past, and there is no indication at this time that there is any cause for concern. Living in a prosperous mining town means we sometimes feel the pulse of the industry beneath our feet.' Data from the agency shows there have been 11 earthquakes recorded in the region surrounding Esterhazy. The most serious event on record was a magnitude 5.5 on May 19, 1909. The most recent earthquakes in the region were a pair reported on Aug 11, 2021 – each reaching a magnitude of 3.9 MwN. -More details to come…
CBC
7 days ago
- CBC
'The floor was rumbling': Earthquake confirmed in Esterhazy, Sask.
Minor shaking startled some people in Esterhazy, Sask., as an earthquake rattled the town Friday night. Earthquakes Canada confirmed a 3.3-magnitude quake hit the town at about 7:35 p.m. CST and was centred about half a kilometre below the surface. Earthquakes Canada has not released the cause of the earthquake, but has it listed as a suspected mining-induced event. Esterhazy, about 180 kilometres northeast of Regina, is home a massive mining complex, which operator Mosaic calls "the world's largest potash operation." Kringle Sarmiendo was in the living room with her one-year-old daughter when the roof of her apartment started shaking as if someone was stomping above her. Sarmiendo said she grabbed her child and ran outside. "You know when someone is upstairs, like someone is jumping on the roof, [it felt] like that," Sarmiendo said. "We felt dizzy, we knew that it [was] an earthquake." Sarmiendo said earthquakes are common in her home country of the Philippines, but she never thought she'd experience one living in Saskatchewan. Earthquakes have happened before Esterhazy has experienced several small earthquakes over the years. There was a 3.8-magnitude quake in 2016, and 19 total earthquakes close to that magnitude in the area since 1981. Prabhnoor Sanbhu, who works at the Esterhazy Sunset Inn, said the quake was frightening, but so short that some hotel guests didn't even know it had happened. "[It was] a couple of seconds, like two or three seconds," Sanbhu said. "We had some bottles on the table, they started shaking, and the frames on the walls were kind of shaking a bit too. The floor was rumbling."
CBC
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Guy Vanderhaeghe wins book of the year at 2025 Saskatchewan Book Awards
Social Sharing Saskatchewan author Guy Vanderhaeghe won both the Non-Fiction and Book of the Year Award at the 2025 Saskatchewan Book Awards. Since 1993, the awards are presented annually in recognition of the best books in the province across 14 categories. The Esterhazy, Sask.-born Vanderhaeghe is recognized for his memoir Because Somebody Asked Me To. Because Somebody Asked Me To is celebrated writer Guy Vanderhaeghe's response to all the editors and publishers who have asked him for his insights on books, history and literature spanning his prolific career. It examines the state of Canadian literature when he first appeared on the scene in 1982, what's happened since and where it can go from here. Vanderhaeghe is a novelist, short story writer and playwright. Except for a brief stint in Ottawa, Vanderhaeghe has always lived in his home province and was part of a new generation of writers forging Saskatchewan's contemporary literary scene. His first published short story was in the second-ever issue of the long-running Grain literary magazine based in Saskatoon. Vanderhaeghe's debut short story collection Man Descending, published in 1982, earned him the Governor General's Literary Award and later the Faber Prize in Britain. He would go on to win two more Governor General's Literary Awards: in 1996 for The Englishman's Boy and in 2015 for the short story collection Daddy Lenin and Other Stories. His book The Last Crossing won Canada Reads 2004. He won the Timothy Findley Prize, the Harbourfront Literary Prize and the Cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg Prize for his complete body of work. Other notable winners include Victoria Koops, Dave Margoshes, Jarol Boan and Sylvia Legris. Koops won the Young Adult Literature award for Who We Are in Real Life, a book about two young star-crossed lovers who meet in a game of Dungeons & Dragons. Koops is a Saskatchewan-based author and practicing counsellor. Who We Are in Real Life is her debut novel. Margoshes won the Fiction Book Award for his novel A Simple Carpenter, which is a blend of thriller, magical realism and biblical fable. Margoshes is a poet and fiction writer and former journalist known for blending genres and is a former finalist in the 2016 CBC Short Story Prize and the 2012 Poetry Prize. Afternoon Edition: Boan won the First Book Award for The Medicine Chest, a nonfiction book about Boan's experiences as a physician returning to her childhood home in Saskatchewan and coming to terms with the ways the healthcare system fails Indigenous communities across Canada. Boan is a physician and Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan. Sylvia Legris won the City of Saskatoon Book Award for The Principle of Rapid Peering. Legris is a Saskatoon poet and author originally from Winnipeg. She has published several volumes of poetry, including The Hideous Hidden and Nerve Squall, which won the 2006 Griffin Poetry Prize and the Pat Lowther Award. "It's another year to celebrate the amazing diversity of our Saskatchewan literary community," said SBA Chair, Jack Walton," said Saskatchewan Book Award chairperson, Jack Walton in a press statement. "Except for double winner, Guy Vanderhaeghe, the book prizes were evenly distributed amongst authors and publishers. This is especially encouraging for emerging Saskatchewan authors because they see an opportunity for their books to be promoted and celebrated." The awards were presented at a gala event at Saskatoon's TCU Place and each award comes with a $2,000 prize, except for the Book of the Year Award which is $3,000. The full list of winners includes:
CTV News
14-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
‘Continue that legacy': Esterhazy student scores agricultural scholarship
WATCH: A young woman from Esterhazy has won the 2025 agriculture student scholarship grand prize. Fruzsina De Cloedt reports.
CTV News
14-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
ADVERTISEMENT Regina Watch Sask. student wins agriculture scholarship WATCH: A young woman from Esterhazy has won the 2025 agriculture student scholarship grand prize. Fruzsina De Cloedt reports.
Sask. student wins agriculture scholarship WATCH: A young woman from Esterhazy has won the 2025 agriculture student scholarship grand prize. Fruzsina De Cloedt reports.
