Country school cultivated students’ earthy wisdom
Elberfeld School had a lot in common with every other one-room country school in Saskatchewan. A simple 20-foot by 40-foot wooden structure heated by a wood stove, a rooftop bell…
Province expands newborn screening program
The Government of Saskatchewan is adding four medical conditions to the screening program administered to newborn babies by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA). The routine tests identify infants with certain…
Crop insurance coverage increased
Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced details of the 2022 Crop Insurance Program. The resilience and determination that prairie producers have shown…
Harwood re-elected as SARM District 5 Director
Corman Park Reeve Judy Harwood has been re-elected as Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) District 5 Director. Harwood was unopposed in her bid for the post on the date…
Goulden chosen as SUMA interim President
City of Yorkton Councillor Randy Goulden has been acclaimed interim president of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA). The decision was made during SUMA’s Board of Directors Meeting on February…
Manufacturing sales, wholesale trade spur economic growth in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan’s strong economy is leading the country in year-over-year growth in manufacturing sales and wholesale trade. Saskatchewan’s manufacturing sales increased 35.8 per cent (seasonally adjusted) between December 2020 and December…
Free HIV test kits now available province-wide
Saskatchewan residents are now able to test themselves for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Free HIV self-test kits are available to the general public at 23 locations across the province. These…
Saskatoon Freeway Phase 2 public consultation opens
A second online public information session for Phase 2 of the Saskatoon Freeway Functional Planning Study is now open at www.phase2.saskatoonfreewayvoh.ca. This information session will be open until midnight on…
City mayors concerned about availability of mental health services
Mayors from Saskatchewan’s cities are extremely concerned with the availability of mental health and addictions support in Saskatchewan. “Mental health and addictions programs have never been sufficient to meet the…
Sask constitutional amendment requiring CP Rail to pay tax gets approval in House of Commons
A motion in support of the province’s amendments to the Constitution of Canada received approval from the House of Commons on Wednesday, February 9. The amendments, which repeal Section 24…