Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Almost 500 projects awarded funds for projects to help children, youth and families
The Community Initiatives Fund has announced grants for 457 projects for Saskatchewan communities which applied by their February 1st and April 1st deadlines. The CIF is a Special Purpose Fund created...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 22, 2025

SaskTel Services restored in communities in Northern Saskatchewan
Service has been restored to several northern communities in Saskatchewan who had their SaskTel Internet, Wireless, and Landline services suffer an outage early Saturday. By 5 p.m. services were up an...
Lisa Denby Jun 22, 2025

Western Saskatchewan sees the most rain
All rainfall and severe thunderstorm warnings have come to an end Sunday morning in Saskatchewan. In terms of rainfall amount from Saturday, unofficial amounts as provided by weatherstats.ca indicates...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 22, 2025

Road closures and detours in Saskatoon for repair and Pride events
Avenue C will be closed between Cynthia and 45th streets Sunday starting at 8:00 a.m. for a water connection repair. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the work zone. This project is ex...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 22, 2025

Native Prairie Appreciation Week highlights the importance of protecting endangered prairie ecosystems
The Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan spearheads Native Prairie Appreciation Week, which is June 15th to June 21st, to bring awareness to our prairie ecosystem. Caitlin Meroz-Sailer is the...
Lisa Denby Jun 21, 2025

SaskTel reports service outage in handful of northern communities
SaskTel is reporting a service outage for customers in several northern communities. Impacted towns include Green Lake, Waterhen Lake, Dore Lake, Jeannette Lake, Lac la Plonge, Saint George's Hill, Pa...
Keira Miller Jun 21, 2025

Fire ban lifted for areas north of the North Saskatchewan River
The fire ban for all areas north of the North Saskatchewan River including Little Red River Park is now lifted thanks to rainfall and cooler temperatures. A release from the City of Prince Albert says...
Keira Miller Jun 21, 2025

Turtleford RCMP search for missing 13-year-old girl
Turtleford RCMP are searching for 13-year-old Taylor Thomas after she was reported missing Friday, June 20th, around midnight. She was last seen at a residence on Macaskill Avenue in Glaslyn on Thursd...
Keira Miller Jun 21, 2025

Significant rainfall expected across Saskatchewan, WSA warns of fast-rising river levels
Those with outdoor activities planned for this weekend may want to reconsider. That from Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang, who warns of a system bringing up to 50 millimetres of rain to mos...
Keira Miller Jun 21, 2025

More wildfire evacuees returning home this weekend
About 2,000 people are still under wildfire evacuation orders, but that number is way down from the peak of 15,000 earlier this month. Steve Roberts is the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) Vic...
Neil Billinger Jun 20, 2025
















