Row takes over helm as P4G Executive-Director
Rebecca Row officially moved into the role of Executive-Director of the Saskatoon North Partnership for Growth (P4G) at the beginning of January. She brings eight years worth of experience with…
Over 200 calls handled last year by mobile crisis service
One year ago, the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS), in partnership with the Saskatoon Crisis Intervention Service (SCIS), announced the Mental Health & Suicide Intervention Call Transfer Protocol to offer an…
Corman Park council approves 3% tax increase
Corman Park residents and businesses will be digging a little deeper this year. Corman Park Council voted at a meeting on Monday, January 23 to approve the municipality’s 2023 budget.…
USask awarded $5.2 million for innovative research projects
Early detection of infectious diseases in chickens and developing regional influenza vaccines for pigs are among 28 innovative livestock and forage research projects at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) to…
Province, feds invest $6M in livestock and forage research
A total of $6 million in funding was announced today by Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit for livestock and forage research…
Crown grazing land rates adjusted
The Government of Saskatchewan is freezing the 2023 rate charged to producers who lease Crown grazing land. Additionally, for 2023, lessees who must reduce their stocking rates on Crown land…
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…