Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Kitchen Catches Fire in Wadena
The Wadena Volunteer Fire Department responded to a kitchen fire in that community at 6:15 p.m. on Sunday evening. Firefighters arrived to find that residents had put out the fire but the still smokin...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 26, 2021

Canada’s Public Health Officer Says Strong Measures Needed To Suppress COVID-19 Growth
The Public Health Agency of Canada reports that since the beginning of the pandemic there have been 1,178,986 cases of COVID-19 in this country and 23,965 deaths. Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Ther...
Carol Thomson Apr 26, 2021

World Health Organization Looks at Saskatchewan Program
Seven projects were highlighted in a study by the World Health Organization on how programs have been able to respond to the need of parents and children during the pandemic, and a Saskatchewan initia...
Carol Thomson Apr 26, 2021

Positive Test Results for Royal Helium
Royal Helium’s initial test results show elevated levels of helium concentration at its Climax project in southwest Saskatchewan, so the testing will continue. That’s according to Presiden...
Carol Thomson Apr 26, 2021

Intimate Partner Violence in Canada
Statistics Canada says that more than 4 in 10 women have experienced some form of intimate partner violence, or IPV, in their lifetime. That includes psychological, physical, or sexual violence. This ...
Gord Wiebe Apr 26, 2021

Making Sure Rainwater and Snowmelt Don’t Cause Flooding
If you want to avoid flooding and property damage, the City of Saskatoon says you need to make sure your lot is shaped or slope in a manner that drains rain or snowmelt away from buildings. The city a...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 26, 2021

Fewer School Days for Horizon School Division
Students in the Horizon School Division will be getting extra days off in the next school year, but still keeping the same amount of in-class instructional time. Horizon’s Board of Education has...
Carol Thomson Apr 26, 2021

Take Precautions to Avoid Hantavirus
The Ministry of Health is reminding everyone to take precautions against Hantavirus as the weather warms up. Saskatchewan’s Deputy Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Julie Kryzanowski says, “...
Gord Wiebe Apr 26, 2021

New Bike Racks Installed
The City is installing new bike racks along 21st Street downtown that are meant to honour First Nations and Mtis peoples' histories and cultures. The City worked with First Nations Elder, Harry Lafond...
Gord Wiebe Apr 26, 2021

USask Researchers Take Aim at Lyme Disease
Veterinary researchers at USask are helping to protect the public from Lyme Disease, carried by ticks. Lyme disease is an emerging microbial threat that is the most common tick-borne illness in the no...
Gord Wiebe Apr 26, 2021
















