Petition advocates twinning Highway 16 east to border
A Martensville school teacher is spearheading a petition to have Highway 16 twinned from Saskatoon to the Manitoba border. “It’s a very busy, very dangerous highway,” said Glenna Pellerin. “The…
Corman Park building activity hits 10-year high
The total value of construction projects in the RM of Corman Park topped $121.6 million in 2022, a 32.2 per cent increase from the year before. A report tabled at…
Province shows strong growth in wholesale trade
Saskatchewan’s trade strength continues to build, with the value of wholesale trade seeing an increase of 26.7 per cent between November 2021 and 2022. This is the highest increase among…
Province invests in swine disease prevention efforts
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit has announced $700,000 in funding to support swine disease mitigation efforts. Sask Pork will also be providing $300,000 toward a swine market disruption plan, which…
Unregistered crypto entities trigger alerts
The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) is warning investors of two unregistered commodity and crypto trading entities. The FCAA issued one warning about the online entity CryptoFXPro.…
Meeting with Premier fuels optimism for new hospital in Rosthern
Advocates for a new hospital in Rosthern are feeling encouraged in the wake of a high-level meeting with Premier Scott Moe and Minister of Rural and Remote Health Everett Hindley.…
Province’s labour force strong, resilient, says Harrison
Saskatchewan had 576,800 people employed in 2022, an increase of 18,600 or 3.3 per cent from 2021, the second largest percentage increase since records began in 1976. The province is…
Half of snowmobiles unregistered: RCMP
Fifty per cent of snowmobiles (six out of a dozen) stopped by RCMP officers were not registered during a December 30, 2022 patrol in the Prince Albert, Duck Lake and…
STARS helicopter pilot night training set for Warman Monday and Tuesday
People will see an increased presence of STARS helicopters landing and taking off north of Warman during the evening hours of Monday, January 16 and Tuesday, January 17. There is…
Province shows strong growth in manufacturing, construction
Statistics Canada has released the November 2022 manufacturing sales and investment in building construction data, showing Saskatchewan’s economy remains strong. The value of manufacturing sales in Saskatchewan increased by 27…