Registrations underway for area music festivals
By TERRY PUGH Registrations for the Sask Valley Music Festival (SVMF) are now being accepted, while the registration deadline for the Twin Rivers Music Festival (TWMF) is fast drawing to…
Evidence of clubroot DNA in soil rises across province
The Government of Saskatchewan has released the 2024 Clubroot Distribution Map, identifying the rural municipalities (RMs) where clubroot has been identified since the first Saskatchewan detection in 2008. The map…
Province, feds commit funding for crop-related research
Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan’s Minister of Agriculture Daryl Harrison have announced a total of $9.4 million in funding for crop-related research, in addition to…
Sask Valley Hospital Foundation still working to build new hospital
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative After holding a successful 50/50 lottery fundraiser in the fall, the Sask Valley Hospital Foundation (SVHF) is next gearing up for a spring fundraiser…
Saskatchewan strengthens border security measures
To enhance border integrity between Saskatchewan and the United States, the Government of Saskatchewan has introduced a Saskatchewan Border Security Plan (SBSP). The SBSP enables the Ministry of Corrections, Policing…
Major projects on tap for Town of Langham in 2025
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative Passing an annual capital budget, expanding the water treatment plant with the help of government funding and working on a conceptual servicing plan to…
Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency prepares for California support
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has offered a Birddog aircraft, 3000′ of hose and 10 firefighters to help fight the wildfires in California through a request for assistance from…
Warman RCMP respond to two fatal collisions along Highway 7 near Delisle on January 12
Warman RCMP responded to two collisions along Highway 7 on January 12 that resulted in the death of three people.At approximately 8 a.m., the Warman detachment received a report of…
Prairie Spirit School Division data involved in breach targeting software provider PowerSchool
By KEVIN BERGER The Prairie Spirit School Division is among the numerous school districts across Canada that have been affected by a “cybersecurity incident” involving a third-party application that is…
Dalmeny club hosts major figure skating competition
By TERRY PUGH The Dalmeny arena will be a busy place this coming weekend, as hundreds of young figure skaters take to the ice during a two-day regional STARSkate competition.…