Moose Jaw City Council is not raising property taxes this year. The decision came at their regular meeting on Monday night. The initial operating budget in front of council called for a 2.3% increase, but due to COVID-19, city Councillors decided to roll back the increase to zero. The decision is part of a crowd […]
The Lumsden Derby has been cancelled for this year due to COVID-19. The event, which was going into it’s 33rd consecutive year, raises money for the local minor hockey association and sports complex Event chair Jamie Lees said this was an extremely difficult decision to make. “The biggest thing that it came down to was […]
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is pleased to hear in-person learning will be returning in September. The provincial government made the announcement on Tuesday, saying they will be releasing protocols to school divisions as early as next week. However, STF President Patrick Maze said he just wants to ensure both students and staff are protected. “We […]
Businesses in Regina’s downtown are slowly re-opening as Phase Three of the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan began Monday. For the Regina Downtown Business Improvement District, a marketing campaign called “Reconnect, at the heart” is aiming to bring Regina residents into the downtown to help support businesses that previously needed to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Ground Effects Environmental Services, a company based in Regina, has developed a decontamination unit that has been lab-tested and proven to deactivate the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 on surfaces. Named the SANOZONE, it pumps ozone gas into an area to clean and decontaminate all surfaces inside of a room, including fabric and hard-to-reach areas. The […]
There are now over 93,400 COVID-19 cases in Canada, with more than 7,500 deaths and close to 51,500 recoveries. At the daily pandemic update in Ottawa Thursday, chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says new statistics show the number of confirmed deaths due to the virus has increased to 8% from all total cases. […]
The Queen City Ex has been cancelled this year. The 2020 edition is the latest event in Saskatchewan to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was to go July 29-August 1 Regina Exhibition Association Limited President and CEO Tim Reid said it was a difficult and necessary decision to make. “We’re a business that […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has declared to Beauval outbreak to be over. Health officials first declared the outbreak on May 1st after a general store employee tested positive for the virus and came into contact with customers between April 21st and 27th. As of Tuesday, there are no active cases of COVID-19 in the community […]
Saskatchewan RCMP continue to be busy with complaints related to the COVID-19 Public Health Order. During the week last week, RCMP members received 13 complaints over gatherings larger than 10 and three complaints of people failing to self isolate when allegedly required to do so. There were another 46 COVID-19 related complaints, but no charged […]
The Head of Clinical Microbiology from the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine says declaring a viral outbreak isn’t necessarily determined by the number of cases. Sometimes it’s the number of contacts in a group that person might have had. Dr. Joseph Blondeau says that’s why an outbreak can be declared in Saskatoon, like it […]
