Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News
Looking for woman missing since early July
The Saskatoon Police Service is looking for tips to find a 31 year old woman reported missing on July 26th. Melissa Lee Herman was last seen on July 7th in the 200 block of Avenue I North. The Police ...
Carol Thomson Sep 02, 2022

More fire bans due to dry conditions
The rural municipalities of Corman Park and Rosthern have implemented fire bans. Due to very dry conditions, the bylaws state that any open flame fires within the two RM’s. That includes fire pi...
Neil Billinger Sep 01, 2022

NDP calls on province to address chronic disruptions to vital mother-baby services in Sask.
Saskatchewan’s official opposition is calling on the SaskParty government to immediately address chronic disruptions to vital mother-baby services in the province. Jennifer Bowes, the NDP’...
Devyn Gregoire Sep 01, 2022

Saskatchewan Health Authority and Extendicare reach transition agreement
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has signed an agreement in principle to transition operations of the five Extendicare special care homes to the SHA, effective October 9. An SHA news release st...
Neil Billinger Sep 01, 2022

Unions say more red tape is not the answer for improving health care recruitment
Three health care unions say a Crown Health Care Recruitment Agency will not solve staffing challenges in provincial hospitals. The Saskatchewan Government Employees, Canadian Union of Public Employee...
Neil Billinger Sep 01, 2022

Health Canada approves new vaccine which targets Omicron
Health Canada has authorized an adapted version of the Moderna vaccine, known as a “bivalent” vaccine which targets the original virus from 2019 and the Omicron variant. It is now authoriz...
Carol Thomson Sep 01, 2022

Another peak power record broken
A new summer peak electricity record has been set. SaskPower says the peak was at 5:14 yesterday afternoon as a heatwave settled in around the province. The peak was 3,597 megawatts, which breaks the ...
Carol Thomson Sep 01, 2022

Slow and steady in school zones wins A grades
With the beginning of the school year, SGI says slow and steady wins the As in school zones. It’s back to school zone speed limits for those communities who switch back to regular residential sp...
Newsroom Sep 01, 2022

Elm tree pruning ban ends
As you are changing the calendar to September, a reminder that you can resume pruning elm trees again. Each year, provincial regulations prohibit elm tree pruning from the beginning of April through t...
Neil Billinger Sep 01, 2022

Saskatoon’s 2021 financial report shows resiliency
The City of Saskatoon’s 2021 annual report states that the S & P Global credit rating was at ‘AAA/Stable’ status, and that remained the case as reported in January of this year. ...
Carol Thomson Sep 01, 2022
















