Martensville gets go-ahead for regional market study
A study by the City of Martensville on regional markets and future growth areas is set to get underway thanks to a $75,000 grant from the provincial government. The study…
Over 200 calls handled last year by mobile crisis service
One year ago, the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS), in partnership with the Saskatoon Crisis Intervention Service (SCIS), announced the Mental Health & Suicide Intervention Call Transfer Protocol to offer an…
Recycling fees set to rise in Warman in 2023
Recycling fees in Warman will be increasing in 2023 and 2024 as a result of a new agreement between the City of Warman and Loraas Disposal North Ltd. Warman City…
Corman Park council approves 3% tax increase
Corman Park residents and businesses will be digging a little deeper this year. Corman Park Council voted at a meeting on Monday, January 23 to approve the municipality’s 2023 budget.…
USask awarded $5.2 million for innovative research projects
Early detection of infectious diseases in chickens and developing regional influenza vaccines for pigs are among 28 innovative livestock and forage research projects at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) to…
Province, feds invest $6M in livestock and forage research
A total of $6 million in funding was announced today by Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit for livestock and forage research…
Crown grazing land rates adjusted
The Government of Saskatchewan is freezing the 2023 rate charged to producers who lease Crown grazing land. Additionally, for 2023, lessees who must reduce their stocking rates on Crown land…
Petition advocates twinning Highway 16 east to border
A Martensville school teacher is spearheading a petition to have Highway 16 twinned from Saskatoon to the Manitoba border. “It’s a very busy, very dangerous highway,” said Glenna Pellerin. “The…