The Saskatchewan government is providing $530-thousand in funding to help short line railway companies upgrade track and other infrastructure. Other upgrades would include expansion, improved crossing surfaces and sightlines, bridge maintenance, and track rehabilitations The province says in a news release “grants are determined based on how much track each short line owns.” For example, […]
Provincial Auditor Tara Clemett has outlined three ways for the Ministry of Highways to improve its winter maintenance of the over 26,000 kilometres of highways in the province. Clemett audited the Ministry over 15 months and found that the Ministry had effective processes, except in the following areas, to conduct winter maintenance on provincial highways […]
The Saskatchewan Alliance for Water Sustainability (SAWS) and the Sask. NDP Critic for the Water Security Agency, raised concerns Monday of the WSA’s Agricultural Water Stewardship Policy. SAWS says the policy lacks, among other things, requirements to restore drained wetlands, and “no explicit plan to improve water quality already damaged by wetland drainage and other […]
As part of Canada Road Safety Week, Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS) officers from Saskatchewan RCMP, as well as other police agencies, were out on the road focussing on curbing dangerous driving behaviours such as impaired driving, distracted driving, speeding and seatbelt misuse. Over the seven-day campaign, CTSS officers issued the following: 4 Criminal Code […]
The Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP) and the Saskatchewan Government say exports to the world reached an all-time high. Exports were $52.6-billion in 2022, a 42 percent increase from 2021, according to the State of Trade Report for Saskatchewan. STEP and the province note export growth was driven by potash sales and oil exports […]
Provincial Auditor Tara Clemett looked at the Ministry of Social Services’ process of delivering the Saskatchewan Income Support Program (SIS). Clemett found that the Ministry needs to improve in six key areas. Provide potential clients with better access to apply for SIS benefits Establish a reasonable timeframe for completing initial planning meetings with SIS clients […]
SGI is reminding residents that new rules around what it takes for a vehicle to be deemed too loud for the province’s streets will soon be implemented. Under a new provincial policy, which is set to come into effect sometime in July, vehicles must be quieter than 101.3 decibels. One hundred decibels is estimated to […]
The Nature Conservancy of Canada has announced a plan to protect iconic Prairie grasslands, considered one of the most endangered and least protected ecosystems in the country. The plan aims to raise $500 million by 2030 to conserve more than 5,000 square kilometres — about six times the size of Calgary — in Alberta, Saskatchewan […]
Lane Mountney spreads a map over his kitchen table at his farmhouse in southeast Saskatchewan, pointing to yellow and orange arrows slithering across the document. Many of the arrows represent existing channels and ditches, moving across fields and out of wetlands to drain water. The arrows eventually make their way to a creek, causing what […]
Baseball fans saw Major League Baseball players and organizations honour baseball star Lou Gehrig and raise awareness about the disease named after him. Lou Gehrig’s Disease, or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), affects between 2,500 to 3,000 Canadians and 200 to 250 Saskatchewan residents. Since 2021, every June 2nd, the MLB recognizes Lou Gehrig Day, which […]
