Impact of drought on agriculture main focus of SARM midterm meeting
Lack of moisture over the past year dried up more than wheat and canola fields. It also withered farm income down to a near-empty husk of what it would be…
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination to be required in all SHA facilities
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has announced that proof of full COVID-19 vaccination will be required to enter all of its facilities, starting in November. According to a news release,…
Language classes aim to help new immigrants
There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ method for helping new immigrants to Canada get a solid handle on the English language, according to Bula Ghosh, Program Coordinator with Great Plains College (GPC)…
Three patients transferred to Ontario today, five more expected this week
Saskatchewan’s Provincial Emergency Operations Centre (PEOC) is coordinating with the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and the Ontario Critical Care Command Centre on out of province critical care transfers. Three transfers…
Throne speech outlines ambitious fall agenda
A new session of the Saskatchewan Legislature began Wednesday, October 27 with the Throne Speech that focused on managing through the end of the pandemic and on the significant economic…
Remembrance Day Poppy Campaign launches this week
An estimated 16,000 poppies are on their way to schools and businesses in Martensville, Warman, Rosthern and other communities across the region this week. Volunteers with the Duck Lake Legion…
Warman approves CN Rail property fencing
A five-foot high chain link fence will be erected on the north side of the CN Rail tracks in Warman between Industrial Road and 6th Avenue South. The 3,000-foot-long fence…
USask research removes arsenic from drinking water
Over 200 million people in more than 70 countries, including some in Canada, are drinking water with a high concentration of arsenic. This global risk to human health can cause…
Chamber sees massive public uptake of rapid test kits
This week, the Prairie Sky Chamber of Commerce and 17 other chambers of commerce in Saskatchewan, as well as several businesses including the Canalta Hotel in Martensville, began distributing rapid…
Throne speech set to open 29th session of Legislature
Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty will formally open the Second Session of the Twenty-Ninth Legislature with the Speech from the Throne on October 27 in the Assembly Chamber of the Saskatchewan…