Corman Park Police report – February 1-8, 2021
The following is the occurrence summary for February 1-8. On February 4 at 12:35 a.m. Corman Park Police observed a black Ford F-150 truck operating erratically on Highway 16 near…
Warman athlete signs with college in Washington state
Brodie Guenther of Warman will be playing college baseball in Seattle, Washington, USA next year. It’s one more step along the road to his goal of a career in professional…
Muench begins second season with Salem U baseball team
Adlai Muench of Martensville is looking forward to getting back into the batter’s box when the Salem University Tigers baseball season kicks off next week. The 6’3” graduate of Bishop…
Hayward elected President of Municipalities of Saskatchewan
Municipalities of Saskatchewan delegates elected Naicam Mayor Rodger Hayward as their newest president at the organization’s annual convention on February 8. “It is an honour to be elected Municipalities of…
Sask reports 171 new COVID-19 cases, 328 recoveries, two deaths
There were 509 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 42,987. Due to extreme weather and reporting delays, the…
Urban highways projects get $3M boost
The Government of Saskatchewan is making an additional $3 million in capital funding available to improve conditions on highways in Saskatchewan’s smaller cities. The additional funding will boost capital dollars…
Province provides $275M in revenue sharing to municipalities
Premier Scott Moe announced on February 8 Saskatchewan municipalities will benefit from more than $275 million in 2021-22 under the Municipal Revenue Sharing Program – the second-highest overall amount ever.…
No invasive mussels found in Sask waters
The Ministry of Environment’s aquatic invasive species (AIS) monitoring program detected no invasive mussels in the 125 waterbodies sampled throughout Saskatchewan last year. AIS, such as zebra and quagga mussels,…
Sask records 269 new COVID-19 cases, 229 recoveries, three deaths
There are 269 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on February 5, bringing the provincial total to date to 24,946 cases. The new cases are located in the…
Sask records lowest unemployment rate in Canada
The Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey that was recently released shows Saskatchewan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in January 2021 was the lowest among the provinces at 7.2 per cent, and…