Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

A Relatively Young SHA Put to the Test with COVID-19
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is a young organization with almost three years under its belt and over nine months of dealing with the pandemic. CEO Scott Livingstone told the SHA board this week t...
Carol Thomson Nov 24, 2020

Music Teacher Found Guilty Of Sexual Assault To Be Sentenced In January
A former Saskatchewan music teacher found guilty of three counts of sexual assault and one of sexual interference will hear his sentence on January 12th. Fifty-seven year old Gerard Loehr lives in Ott...
Carol Thomson Nov 24, 2020

Immigration has an Impact on the Housing Industry
Population growth is a crucial demand driver for the housing industry, which became an issue when the pandemic began. CEO of the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders Association explains that tighteni...
Carol Thomson Nov 24, 2020

Police-Reported Hate Crimes Increase in Canada
Statistics Canada says Police-reported hate crimes in Canada numbered 1,946 in 2019. That was an increase from 1,817 the year before. The highest number was in 2017 when 2,073 were reported. The rate ...
Gord Wiebe Nov 24, 2020

Few Details on Barricaded Man Incident
Loon Lake RCMP responded to a potential armed and barricaded situation involving an unknown number of individuals inside a residence on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation. Police sent out a notificati...
Gord Wiebe Nov 24, 2020

Three Corman Park Police Officers Recognized
Three members of the Corman Park Police Service were officially recognized by the Saskatoon Chapter of MADD Canada at an RM council meeting on Monday. Constable James Gordon was awarded a gold medalli...
Carol Thomson Nov 24, 2020

Road Notes
A fire hydrant replacement will close Cumberland Avenue between Hilliard and Isabella Streets at 8:00 Tuesday morning. The City expects the project will take two days to complete, weather permitting.
Gord Wiebe Nov 24, 2020

Snow Clearing is Still Underway
Saskatoon’s General Manager of Transportation & Construction gave an update on snow clearing Monday, reporting most residential streets are complete and 90% of industrial areas are done. Cre...
Brad Jennings Nov 24, 2020

Indigenous Viral Hepatitis Conference Being Held Virtually
After the postponement of the World Indigenous People’s Conference on Viral Hepatitis (WIPCVH), due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a mini-virtual conference will be held today (Tuesday) in it’s...
Brad Jennings Nov 24, 2020

New School Board Meets
The first Board of Education meeting for Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools’ trustees since the election was held on Monday with seven returning members and three new ones. Diane Boyko was re-el...
Carol Thomson Nov 24, 2020















