Rural Municipalities are welcoming the Saskatchewan governments new 7.5 billion dollar infrastructure recovery program. SARM president Ray Orb says the financial stimulus is important for the entire provincial economy. He says the 300 million dollars for thin membrane surface roads and other road improvements is important for rural economic development. Orb says rural municipalities […]
A two-year capital plan, worth $7.5 billion, aimed at building a strong Saskatchewan and stimulating the economic recovery from the impact COVID-19 has been announced by the provincial government. “Over the next two years, our government will invest $7.5 billion dollars in schools, hospitals, highways, Crown utility projects, municipal infrastructure and other important capital projects […]
The province is reporting 25 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, extending the provincial total to 512. 24 of the new cases are in the far north region with 22 in La Loche. The other case is in the Saskatoon region. 194 cases are considered active. There are two more recoveries for a provincial […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says they have one confirmed case of COVID-19 of a staff member at the Meadow Lake Hospital. The case was linked to community transmission and to this date, no patients have shown COVID-19 symptoms. An outbreak was declared Tuesday night with the S-H-A saying the positive staff member and close contacts […]
Scott Friskie has been an optometrist for 25 years and says it is something that like many other occupations, you have to evolve with the current and latest innovations in the business, but he never thought he would have to experience something like this. Friskie and the staff at Spectrum Eye Centre on Star Lite […]
UPDATE – The Saskatchewan Health Authority has announced a new COVID-19 outbreak. CEO Scott Livingstone says it’s an outbreak of one person at the Saputo dairy facility in the Saskatoon area. “At this time an active case investigation is underway and based on that investigation there’s been no identified need for a public service announcement […]
Canadian grain shipments to port are booming this spring. CP Rail set a best-ever monthly total in April, with 2.8-million tons of grain going to market, beating last November’s record by over 100,000 tons. The executive director of the Western Grain Elevators Association, Wade Sobkowich, says the COVID-19 outbreak has reduced rail shipments of other […]
The Regina Farmers’ Market is returning for their 45th year, but taking a different approach to start the season. The Farmers’ Market has opened a virtual market that customers can access online, with vendors uploading their own products each week. Executive Director Holly Laird said people will be able to order from Monday to Thursday […]
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says an outbreak of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan’s far north is alarming. Perry Bellegarde notes there has been a steady rise in cases mainly from in and around the Dene community of La Loche, 600 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon. He says the English River First Nation’s territory […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is giving the province a better idea of what their phased plan to resume health care services will look like beginning on May 19. The authority says it’s a process that will alter some of the service changes and reductions that had been initiated at earlier phases of their COVID-19 […]
