Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Fire department testing ice thickness on recreational ponds
There are 11 ponds around Saskatoon that are designated for recreational uses such as hockey, skating and broomball. The ice needs to be at least eight inches thick for the Fire Department to post sig...
Neil Billinger Dec 11, 2024

NDP urges provincial government to implement affordability measures before the holidays
The fall sitting of the Legislative Assembly came to a close yesterday, but the Official Opposition is urging the Sask. Party to come back for an emergency sitting regarding affordability. NDP Leader ...
Keira Miller Dec 11, 2024

Rider Reading Program supports literacy
The annual Rider Reading Program from the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation kicked off this week with a special event at Grant Road School in Regina. Players Micah Johnson, Brett Lauther and Mitch Pi...
Carol Thomson Dec 11, 2024

Tuesday’s power outages in Saskatoon not related to last week’s issues
There were a couple of power outages affecting customers of Saskatoon Light & Power in various areas of the city yesterday (Wed) afternoon. The first outage lasted six minutes and affected east-ce...
Carol Thomson Dec 11, 2024

River search for Derek Sarazin suspended, investigation continues
The Saskatoon Police Service and the Saskatoon Fire Department have suspended the river search for 48-year-old Derek Sarazin, who was reported missing on November 23rd. A news release from the Police ...
Carol Thomson Dec 11, 2024

Carbon tax increase of about $26 a year to be added to SaskPower residential customer bills
As of January 1st, SaskPower is alerting customers that the federal carbon tax applied to the Crown Corporations carbon emissions will increase from $80 to $95 a tonne. To cover that, SaskPower is inc...
Carol Thomson Dec 11, 2024

Delay in Saskatoon for increases to TIPPS payments because of postal strike
The City of Saskatoon has a contingency plan to reduce the impacts of the Canada Post service disruption on the Tax Installment Payment Plan Service, or TIPPS. Because of the strike, the City isn̵...
Carol Thomson Dec 11, 2024

Grading expected to be done by the end of the week, but the snow will remain in the parking lanes
As of this morning (Wed), crews have completed grading and rut levelling on 70 per cent of all of Saskatoon’s neighbourhoods. The work began Sunday afternoon to address the severe rutting caused...
Carol Thomson Dec 11, 2024

Proceeds of St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation Mistletoe Ball go to prevention, detection of disease, patient education and treatment options
St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation has tallied up the proceeds from its 35th annual Mistletoe Ball, raising over $275,000 for the ‘By Your Side Kidney Care Campaign’. The Foundation also...
Carol Thomson Dec 11, 2024

North Battleford councillor charged with sexual assault
A North Battleford city councillor has been charged with sexual assault. Ross MacAngus held on to his council seat by two votes after a recount in the November election. This is his second term as a N...
Carol Thomson Dec 11, 2024
















