Borden Care Home looks to fill residential vacancies
While many long-term care homes in the region have waiting lists, the Borden Care Home is eager to welcome new residents right away. “We currently have several vacancies,” said Ivan…
Block keeps up steady pace through election campaign
While Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek is widely considered one of the safest Conservative-held seats in the province, four-term incumbent MP Kelly Block isn’t taking anything for granted as the federal election…
Health care unions critical of emergency redeployment order
Three unions representing health care providers in Saskatchewan – SGEU, CUPE and SEIU-West – are angry and disappointed by the Sask Party government’s decision to impose an emergency order that…
Close to 6 million voters have cast ballots so far in federal election
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault has released the estimated number of electors who voted on the four advance polling days in the federal election under way. Advance polls were open…
Area libraries host Indigenous speaker
Martensville, Warman and Waldheim are among the Wheatland Regional library branches that will be hosting a speaker on ‘the legacy of residential schools.’ Wheatland Regional Library is partnering with Tony…
PSSD mandates face masks for all students
The Prairie Spirit School Division (PSSD) is now requiring all students from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 to wear a mask while indoors at school. The policy came into effect on…
SaskTel launches Rural Broadband program
SaskTel has announced the launch of its Rural Broadband Partnership Program, a new initiative that will see SaskTel partner with internet providers to bring advanced broadband connectivity to underserved farms,…
Emergency order in place for health care staffing flexibility
The Government of Saskatchewan has issued a new Provincial Emergency Order to once again provide for health system labour mobility through greater flexibility in scheduling and redirecting health care workers…
Park emerges as heart of Cathedral Bluffs community
A parcel of land in the hamlet of Cathedral Bluffs that was once bald prairie is now a four-season park affectionately dubbed by residents as the ‘heart’ of the community.…
Federal election advance polls close at 9 pm today, mail-in ballot applications close tomorrow
Voters looking to cast their ballot in advance polls are running out of time. Today is the last day for advance polls. They are open until 9 p.m. The window…