SGI implements enhanced injury benefits
SGI has implemented enhancements to injury benefits, which provide additional support to some of its most severely injured customers. The new enhancements took effect on May 1. There are two…
Saskatoon Region one step closer to agribusiness investment
Project Ribbon, a value-added agribusiness attraction strategy, is preparing the Saskatoon Region for large-scale investment. Led by the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA), Project Ribbon has been guided by…
SGI rebate cheques coming in the mail
Keep an eye on your mailboxes, because SGI will start to mail out approximately 709,000 rebate cheques this week. The mailout will take place over the next three weeks. Because…
Area communities receive grants for infrastructure projects
Duck Lake, Hepburn, Martensville and Osler are among 55 Saskatchewan communities receiving funds from senior levels of government for infrastructure projects this summer. An announcement was made last week by…
Unions call on province to hire more nurses
Three unions representing health care providers in Saskatchewan are asking the provincial government to mark National Nursing Week, May 10-16, by following through with their election promise to hire 300…
Rural roads to receive upgrades
Roads in the RMs of Dundurn, Montrose, Redberry, Fish Creek and Colonsay will be upgraded thanks to funding from the province. The Government of Saskatchewan is continuing to invest in…
Province marks National Police Week
The Province of Saskatchewan is proud to celebrate National Police Week from May 9 to 15. “We are proud to work in partnership with police agencies to serve and strengthen…
Doukhobor Dugout House prepares to welcome visitors
The historic Doukhobor Dugout House site along the banks of the North Saskatchewan River near Blaine Lake is gearing up to welcome visitors this summer. “We open July 3,” said…
Sask with lowest unemployment rate for month of April
Statistics Canada recently released job numbers for April 2021 which shows Saskatchewan had the lowest unemployment rate in Canada and led the nation in month-to-month job growth. Month-to-month seasonally adjusted…
Seeding underway in Sask
Seeding is underway in Saskatchewan, with nine per cent of the 2021 crop now in the ground. This is ahead of the five-year average (2016-2020) of six per cent for…