The Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) and the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) shared their thoughts on the provincial government’s announcement of a $40 million funding boost to school divisions. Jaimie Smith-Windsor, the president of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association, said that school boards and divisions will always welcome dollars into education. “We’ve been calling for […]
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that they are providing an additional $40 million to the province’s school divisions to help support enrolment growth and the complexities of classrooms. The funding will be split into two main areas. $20 million will be provided to school divisions to address school enrolment growth beyond what was projected by […]
Another great week for seeding in Saskatchewan. According to today’s crop report, 89 percent of seeding has been completed, up from 68 percent the previous week, but slightly behind the 5-year average of 92 percent for this time of year. The northwest region is almost done at 97 percent complete, the west central is 94 […]
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is in Yorkton today to officially mark the start of Louis Dreyfus Company’s expansion of its canola crushing facility. Moe says in a news release canola is a key part of the province’s economy, adding the government is “committed to increasing canola crushing in our province to 75 per cent by […]
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that the province’s surgical system reached the highest quarterly surgical volume ever recorded. Between January 1 and March 31 of this year, 24,306 procedures were performed. That is a part of the over 90,000 surgical procedures performed from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023, the highest ever recorded in […]
Most, if not all, residents are aware of how important agriculture is to Saskatchewan, but Economic Development Regina (EDR) decided to take that thought a step further and quantify it’s significance. EDR released a report today called “Saskatchewan’s Annual Megaproject: Spring Seeding” which “uses data from a range of sources to understand the impact of […]
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) and the Saskatoon Teachers’ Association (STA) urge all partners to celebrate June as Price Month and ensure schools accept all students. The call comes after Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools apologized after its superintendent emailed elementary school principals telling them to keep students away from the Rainbow Tent at a children’s […]
Another school division has shared a bleak look into the future, saying they continue to be “underfunded.” In a letter to parents and staff, the Chinook School Division, which serves nearly 6,000 students in 61 schools across the southwest portion of the province, gave a funding update. “As we are working through our 2023-2024 budget, […]
Olymel says it is cutting about 80 jobs as it reduces its hog production in Western Canada. The company says it is closing five sow units in Alberta and one sow unit in Saskatchewan in a move that will reduce its western sow herd to 40,000 from 57,000. It says the barns will be wound down over […]
With their collective bargaining agreement expiring in August, the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) and the province are holding meetings to come together on their next one. The current agreement was signed in 2019; since then, Samantha Becotte, the president of STF, said that over the years, teachers have been discussing the challenges they face in […]
