Farmers in Saskatchewan are calling Ottawa’s federal farm aid program a good first step but more is needed. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has outlined a 252 million dollar aid package to help producers who can’t sell their animals and a fund to buy food that would otherwise spoil and send it to food banks. […]
The latest COVID-19 numbers in Saskatchewan are out. The provincial government says there are 20 confirmed new cases of the virus with 18 of those situated in the Far North ( La Loche and area). This brings the provincial total to 487. Three more have recovered putting that tally at 310 and 171 cases are […]
Saskatchewan’s official opposition party is calling for funding from both the provincial and federal governments to help compensate for serious revenue shortfalls felt by municipalities. Sask. NDP Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon is requesting that grants and interest free loans to support property tax deferrals be made available for municipal governments facing losses. Wotherspoon said those […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced more COVID-19 pandemic aid to the agriculture sector. He announced $125 million to help beef and pork producers who have to keep animals for a longer period of time. $50 million is going to a surplus food purchase program, since items like milk, butter and potatoes are being thrown […]
The Trudeau government is expected to announce significant, targeted financial support for farmers hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday The announcement will come just as some farmers are making decisions about whether to plant crops and others are considering whether they need to cull their cattle, pigs and poultry because of the reduced capacity of meat […]
If Shawna Sovie had her way, she would be on her honeymoon with her husband right now, but COVID-19 had other plans. Like many others this spring, Sovie’s wedding day had to be cancelled because of the pandemic, and while devastated that her day didn’t come as planned, she knows it will eventually happen. Sovie […]
The biggest area of concern in Saskatchewan when it comes to COVID-19 continues to be the Far North. On Monday, the province announced 34 new cases with 29 of them coming from the Far North ( La Loche and area) with 97 of the 154 active cases in that region. Premier Scott Moe was asked […]
The RM of Edenwold has announced a property tax cut for landowners because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The RM has announced a 15 percent reduction in 2020 taxation rates for all residential, industrial, commercial and farm properties. Chief administrative officer Kim McIvor says the funds will come from a surplus account. McIvor says 800 thousand […]
The province has recorded its largest one-day total of COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan. 34 new confirmed cases are being announced by the provincial government breaking the old record of 30 set on March 28th. Of those 34, 29 are in the Far North region as areas like La Loche and Beauval are dealing with outbreaks, […]
The Re-Open Saskatchewan plan has started. On Monday, Phase 1 of a five-phase plan to get the economy back on its feet got underway Monday as some medical services like dentistry and optometry resumed with conditions still attached as to what protocols must be adhered to. It is a day that the CEO of the […]
