The Ministry of Education’s response planning team is taking the next steps to determine what education will look like once the 2020-2021 school year starts up in the fall. This comes after the Saskatchewan government’s announcement on Thursday that in-class learning will be suspended for the remainder of the 2019-2020 year. “When the COVID-19 pandemic […]
The Saskatchewan government says Municipal Revenue Sharing (MRS) has been fast tracked for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Minister of Government Relations Lori Carr announced on Thursday that funds will be paid in full directly to all compliant Saskatchewan municipalities in June, rather than in installments throughout the year, to support communities through the COVID-19 pandemic. “The […]
The Saskatchewan NDP raised their concerns about what they see as a lack of proper guidelines for businesses to reopen in Phase 2 of the ReOpen Saskatchewan Plan on May 19th. NDP Leader Ryan Meili says that the government failed to do its job in consulting businesses, like hair salons, on how to reopen properly. […]
The Far North region of Saskatchewan continues to see COVID-19 cases. On Thursday, the Saskatchewan government said there are 19 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 bringing the provincial total to 531. 15 of the 19 cases are in the Far North with 12 in La Loche. The other four cases are in the North region […]
A letter has been sent to Premier Scott Moe by Saskatchewan’s health care unions asking for a wage top-up for health care employees. In a release sent out on Thursday morning, CUPE, SGEU and SEIU West called on the premier to “follow in the footsteps of almost every other jurisdiction in Canada” like what has been […]
Justin Trudeau has announced an agreement between Ottawa and the provinces on a wage top-up program for essential workers. The Prime Minister said details are still being finalized, but $4-billion will come from the federal government. “I want to underscore that this had been a collaborative effort, premiers from across the country all agreed that […]
The Canadian Association for Retired Persons (CARP) has sent a letter to the Government of Saskatchewan asking for them to help relieve prescription dispensing costs for seniors. Before COVID-19 began, the Seniors’ Drug Plan allowed low-income seniors to fill up three months worth of prescriptions for $25 each. That has now changed due to the […]
The Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association welcomes the additional infrastructure funding introduced by the provincial government Wednesday. President Shantel Lipp said this funding will make a big difference. “We think that it’s going to really assist the industry in moving ahead to build some much-needed infrastructure, that’s for sure.” Lipp said heavy construction generates roughly seven […]
The Government of Saskatchewan’s economic stimulus announcement was a welcome one by the City of Regina. The province announced Wednesday that $7.5 billion will be given to municipalities over the next two years, to fund different infrastructure projects. Regina Mayor Michael Fougere says that the money comes at an opportune time, as the city is […]
The provincial NDP has some questions regarding the Saskatchewan government’s $7.5 billion infrastructure stimulus plan to help the province recover from COVID-19. NDP leader Ryan Meili said they welcome the province’s announcement of building up Saskatchewan during the recovery process of the pandemic. While he believes it’s a positive step, he also would like to […]
