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Saltcoats Council proceeds with arrears

Saltcoats Council proceeds with arrears

On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at 6:00 P.M. Mayor Gordon Barnhart called the regularly scheduled council meeting for the Town of Saltcoats to order with all members present via Zoom.
Sask. extends Small Business Emergency Payment Program

Sask. extends Small Business Emergency Payment Program

The Government of Saskatchewan is extending the Saskatchewan Small Business Emergency Payment (SSBEP) program an additional month to support small businesses province-wide during the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Uptick in Canada’s Lyme disease cases: why we should care

Uptick in Canada’s Lyme disease cases: why we should care

Lyme disease was present before the pandemic and it will still be here afterwards
Gardener's Notebook - A look at xeriscaping

Gardener's Notebook - A look at xeriscaping

Gardeners are a social bunch, and I know we all miss seeing each other and talking gardening.

SE Sask farmers worried about moisture, availability of parts as seeding begins

Farmers in southeast Saskatchewan are concerned about moisture as seeding begins. Blake Duchek says the recent moisture was much-needed East of Atwater following 2020’s dry fall and low snowfall winter.
'Our own grey areas:' First Nations navigate hazy cannabis retail jurisdiction

'Our own grey areas:' First Nations navigate hazy cannabis retail jurisdiction

More than two years after Ottawa legalized weed, Saskatchewan’s green industry has grown into a jurisdictional grey zone.

Feds, CFL in talks for potential support this year: Carr

While the federal Liberal government’s special envoy to the Prairies spent Thursday morning touting Ottawa’s 2021-22 budget, Winnipeg MP Jim Carr Thursday afternoon said the feds are in talks with the Canadian Football League about a possible funding
Submission deadline approaching for Indigenous community projects

Submission deadline approaching for Indigenous community projects

Until May 14, the Government of Saskatchewan is accepting applications for the spring intake of Indigenous community projects that support economic, social and cultural projects lead by Saskatchewan Indigenous organizations.
Sask. reports four COVID-19-related deaths, 264 new cases

Sask. reports four COVID-19-related deaths, 264 new cases

An additional 5,758 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 427,739.
CUPE 5430 calls for the Saskatchewan government to save Microbiology services at the Yorkton lab

CUPE 5430 calls for the Saskatchewan government to save Microbiology services at the Yorkton lab

Yorkton: The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is cutting life saving microbiology testing from the Yorkton Regional Hospital. Starting on May 2, microbiology samples from Yorkton and the surrounding area will now be sent to Regina for processing.
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