Some areas of the province in desperate need of rain saw that much needed precipitation over the weekend. Pilger, east of Saskatoon, was the rainfall champion at 64 millimeters. Environment Canada’s Dan Kulak said other portions, particularly in east central Saskatchewan also got a decent amount of rainfall. “We had totals of over 30 millimeters […]
Work to assess groundwater contamination from Cameco’s Key Lake Mill will start later this month. The company’s spokesperson says independent experts have been hired for the job. Carey Hyndman says the most likely source of the increased uranium levels in one of their monitoring wells has been removed and it’s being monitored often. She says […]
Major safety improvements are continuing on Highway 7 this summer. By the end of the month, work on the third and final phase of a 35 kilometre twinning project between Saskatoon and Delisle is set to begin. Design work also continues on passing lanes west of Kindersley to the Alberta border and construction on two […]
A proposed zoning bylaw has local gym owners upset and worried. The City of Regina is proposing a new bylaw that would no longer have recreational facilities in industrial and light industrial areas, with those already there being grandfathered in but new builds and expansions would not be permitted. Gym owners have handed the city […]
Over 30,000 people are expected to attend the Canada Farm Progress show, which opens Wednesday in Regina. Manager Shirley Janeczko said there are over 500 exhibits at the show, featuring the latest in high-tech farm equipment. She said there will be over 500 visitors from 55 countries including Brazil and Ethiopia. “As well as we […]
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is reporting that the job vacancy rate in Saskatchewan is increasing slightly. While the federal rate is up to 3.3%, Saskatchewan rermains below the average, but increased slightly to 2.3$, representing 8,000 unfilled jobs. Prairie Director Marilyn Braun-Pollon said work needs to be done to match people’s skill set […]
Sunday marks the end of National Blood Donor Week, and Canadian Blood Services is launching a new campaign in an attempt to boost donations across the country. The reasons campaign allows donors to share their story about why they donate blood or plasma on the Canadian Blood Services website in order to inspire others to […]
The federal NDP says if it is elected this fall it will expand Canada’s health-care system, starting with fast-tracking a universal drug plan to ensure a late 2020 start date. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says if his party forms government after the October federal election, it will inject $10 billion annually into a national pharmacare […]
A teacher at Miller Comprehensive Catholic High School in Regina is receiving an award from the Prime Minister. Science, Health Science and Biology Teacher at Miller Comprehensive Catholic High School Heather Faris was given the two year old award for being a leader in the field. Faris said she is honoured to receive an award […]
The provincial government has created a new Income Assistance Advisory Group to aid with income assistance programming for social services. The group, consisting of seven members, will offer feedback and advice for the development of income assistance policies, programs and services to best serve vulnerable people in the province. Members appointed by the government to the advisory […]
