September

Ah, the first day back to school! That was yesterday for many students in Saskatchewan. My little guy started grade 2. And the 4 year old desperately wanted to start school too. I can’t believe that he will be going next year. Back to school, it’s like hopping on a rollercoaster, isn’t it? Each stage […]

It’s here! September has arrived with everyone asking themselves “where did the summer go?” Depending on who you ask, some will say this is the best month and some will say it’s a depressing month because the kids are back in school and autumn is knocking on the door. Personally, I think September is a […]

Two weekends ago, Anne Zarifa and her children sat down to make a list of clothes they’d need for the coming school year after sifting through their closets to get rid of anything too small or worn out. The Montreal mother of three says leaving back-to-school shopping until the last minute can be a costly error for parents — one that’s more important […]

September was both warm and dry with numerous temperature records set towards the end of the month. Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang compiles the monthly data. For Regina, the September mean temperature was just under 15 degrees, 3 degrees above normal. For Moose Jaw, the mean temperature last month was 15.6 degrees, again 3 degrees […]

Autumn might have just arrived, but the high levels of COVID-19 will continue into the new season. According to the University of Regina’s latest analyst, COVID-19 viral loads decreased in the City’s wastewater; however, weekly averages over the last month have remained ‘moderately high.’ Despite the high rate, it is at only 56 per cent […]

Environment Canada says September 2019 goes into the record books as one of the wettest on record in southern Saskatchewan. Meteorologist Terri Lang explained how Regina had more than double the average rainfall, receiving 78.5 millimetres. The average is 32.8 millimetres. “That came in the ninth wettest out of 144 years on record, so pretty […]