Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Just Under $2 Million Raised in Subsurface Mineral Public Offering
The province held its first Subsurface Mineral Public Offering on Monday and raised about $1.7 million dollars. 81 subsurface mineral permit blocks were posted. Of those, 16 receive bonus bids. The hi...
Gord Wiebe Apr 22, 2020

Roadside Drug Bust Nets Sizeable Cocaine Stash
Last Thursday, the province’s RCMP Roving Traffic Unit says its officers pulled over a vehicle near Maidstone for a driver’s license and vehicle registration check and it led to a drug bus...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 22, 2020

Brewers in Saskatchewan Get Together to Help Each Other Out
COVID-19 has hit the craft breweries in Saskatchewan, with some all but shuttered due to the closure of restaurants and taprooms, and their own inability to package beer. So, the members of the Saskat...
Gord Wiebe Apr 22, 2020

Online Neurological Support Program
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Usask researchers in physiotherapy, rehabilitation science, and neurology are combining their expertise to provide free online virtual programing to people with neuro...
Gord Wiebe Apr 22, 2020

Spring Brings Controlled Burns and Safety Warnings
The province is urging residents, farmers, and landowners to take care in preventing wildfires and grass fires. Public Safety Agency President Marlo Pritchard says a huge difference can be made just b...
Gord Wiebe Apr 22, 2020

Forecast Looks Good, For Some Parts of Saskatchewan
Environment Canada says there is front that is criss-crossing the prairies and depending on which side of the front you are on, there are hugely different temperatures. Saskatoon reached a high of 20....
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 22, 2020

Inflation Creeps Up in Saskatchewan
Canada’s annual inflation rate in March was an increase of 0.9 per cent; a 0.6 per cent drop from February. Saskatchewan saw an annual increase in March of 0.6 per cent. That was a drop of 0.8 p...
Gord Wiebe Apr 22, 2020

If you’ve Got a Passion For Bargain Hunting, You’ll Have to Put it on Hold
With the weather finally getting warmer, the spring ritual of holding garage and yard sales in Saskatoon is being put on hold due to COVID-19. The City of Saskatoon said Tuesday that garage and yard s...
Les Lazaruk Apr 22, 2020

Meewasin Closing Rural Public Sites
Meewasin Valley Authority says it has closed all rural sites due to COVID-19 and issues with social distancing. These areas include Cranberry Flats, Beaver Creek, Fred Heal canoe launch, as well as Po...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 22, 2020

Spring Must be Here – Pot Hole Repairs Getting Underway
It’s the most realistic sign of spring; street sweeping and pothole repairs get underway in Saskatoon this week. City crews are sweeping priority streets as well as cleaning up debris in busines...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 22, 2020














