Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Saskatchewan Company Partners with Nike
Martensville’s Shercom Industries, a company that recycles rubber and turns it into new usable products has teamed up with Nike. In July, Shercom signed a deal with the sports brand which will s...
Devyn Gregoire Feb 13, 2020

You Can Do a Lot With a Smile
Just smiling or saying hi can go a long way in making someone’s day. That’s according to Michelle Buglas, a manager with the Saskatchewan Health Authority s Mental Health and Addiction Ser...
Gord Wiebe Feb 13, 2020

SEIU-West Holds Information Picket
SEIU-West says Canadian Blood Services is bleeding them dry. The union says contract talks with CBS have been stalled since last June. The union has a strike mandate from its members. The union was ou...
Gord Wiebe Feb 13, 2020

A Strange Traffic Stop for a BC Officer
A Coquitlam RCMP officer didn’t let the student off with a warning after he ran a red light. The student turned out to be a 44 year old man who failed a roadside sobriety test. And yes, he had a...
Gord Wiebe Feb 13, 2020

How Much Support do the Protestors Actually Have
The Coastal Gaslink disruptions, blockades, and protests across Canada don’t seem to have a lot of support. The chaos has blocked railway access, and shut down streets, affecting both travelers ...
Gord Wiebe Feb 13, 2020

Stop the Property Tax Increases
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business thinks municipalities have the opportunity to avoid property tax increases next year. The province's record $278 million in revenue sharing is the pot o...
Gord Wiebe Feb 13, 2020

Conciliation Board Tables Report on Teacher Contract Talks
The Conciliation Board was brought into talks for four days last month between the Teachers’ Bargaining Committee and the Government Trustee Bargaining Committee. The Board’s report contai...
Gord Wiebe Feb 13, 2020

Garage Fire Overnight
The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a garage fire just before four o’clock this morning (thurs) at 514 Sherry Place in Parkridge. They saw smoke coming from the detached structure as they...
Gord Wiebe Feb 13, 2020

Pitching for Ten Grand in Startup Cash
Five finalists will present their business pitches tonight (Thurs) to a panel of judges, in hopes of winning up to $10-thousand in startup funds. Enactus is an international non profit that strives to...
Carol Thomson Feb 13, 2020

Unifor Fined A Quarter Million Dollars For Contempt Of Court
Unifor Local 594 has been fined $250-thousand for contempt of court. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Neil Robertson concluded that a December injunction where delays were not to be more than 10 m...
Carol Thomson Feb 12, 2020

















