Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

$65,000 Occupational Health & Safety fine for Bourgault Industries
Bourgault Industries, through its subsidiary, Highline Manufacturing, has pleaded guilty in Saskatoon Provincial Court to failing to comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations to maint...
Carol Thomson Jul 30, 2024

Payment plan for downtown event district may not come to light until mid-month
Saskatoon’s Administration is recommending that City Council wait until August 14th to review a payment plan for the proposed downtown event and entertainment district. The document was supposed...
Keira Miller Jul 30, 2024

City Council will vote on whether to remove minimum parking requirements
Saskatoon’s Administration is presenting a report to City Council tomorrow that covers the potential benefits of removing minimum parking requirements. That means developers, homeowners, and bus...
Keira Miller Jul 30, 2024

CUPE 5430 and SHA have differing opinions about new payroll system
There are two different views of what is happening with the new payroll system from the Saskatchewan Health Authority. President of CUPE Local 5430, which represents nearly 14,000 health care workers ...
Carol Thomson Jul 30, 2024

Two duplexes on fire in Forest Grove neighbourhood
The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a fire in the city’s Forest Grove neighbourhood at 7:49 p.m. Monday night, arriving to find a duplex fully involved in fire and one unit of a second du...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 30, 2024

Potential blue-green algae bloom at Briarwood Pond
A potential blue-green algae bloom has been identified during routine monitoring at Briarwood Pond, so the City of Saskatoon is advising everyone to stay away from the water. Blue-green algae can be h...
Carol Thomson Jul 29, 2024

Agreement between two airlines means more access for northerners
An agreement has been signed between WestJet and Air North, which is Yukon’s airline. A news release from WestJet explains that as of July 31st, passengers can book a single ticket with a connec...
Carol Thomson Jul 29, 2024

Samuel LaChance missing for 37 years
It was July 29th of 1987 that Samuel LaChance left a home on the West Hill in Prince Albert and was never seen again. Thirty-seven years later, the Prince Albert Police Service Historical Crimes and M...
Carol Thomson Jul 29, 2024

Ombudsman’s office looking for input from those who have been in custody at Pine Grove Correctional Centre
The provincial Ombudsman's office is inviting those who have been incarcerated at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert to contact them if they have been adversely impacted by experience...
Carol Thomson Jul 29, 2024

Five people arrested and charged in connection to thefts in southeast Saskatchewan
Last Wednesday Saskatchewan's Critical Incident Response Team executed a search warrant at a home in Alida as part of an ongoing investigation into multiple residential break and enters in the area. A...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 29, 2024















