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CWRC announces new executive and president

CWRC announces new executive and president

November 9, 2020 (Calgary, Saskatoon, Carman) – The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) – a collaboration between the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) and Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA) – annou
Esterhazy tables the topic of selling grader

Esterhazy tables the topic of selling grader

Mayor Grant Forster called the regularly scheduled Town of Esterhazy council meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. on October 28th with a quorum present.
Legislation introduced to allow election postponement

Legislation introduced to allow election postponement

Due to the record-setting snowfall and hazardous conditions on Saskatchewan roads, the Government of Saskatchewan is authorizing municipalities and school divisions to postpone their elections, where conducting a general election is being significant
Digging into the ancient clam gardens that fed coastal First Nations for millennia

Digging into the ancient clam gardens that fed coastal First Nations for millennia

British Columbia's West Coast is a hotbed of activity when it comes to ancient aquaculture.
MacNutt discusses snow removal

MacNutt discusses snow removal

On November 3, 2020, Mayor Bryan Olimb called the regularly scheduled meeting of the Village of MacNutt council to order with all members present.
Women are under-represented in RM races

Women are under-represented in RM races

It's been almost two decades since Carmen Sterling first took her seat at council in the RM of Weyburn. As reeve, she's seen ups and downs, but never doubted that a government, regardless of size, should reflect its constituents, she says.

GSSD buses not running Monday

The Good Spirit School Division has announced ​a division-wide cancellation of all buses for Monday, Nov. 9.
COVID-19 UPDATE - 159 new cases, one death

COVID-19 UPDATE - 159 new cases, one death

There are 159 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 8, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 3,897 cases.
U.S. companies threaten to use CUSMA to fight Canada's plastics ban

U.S. companies threaten to use CUSMA to fight Canada's plastics ban

A group of more than 60 major American industry associations are trying to stop Canada’s efforts to reduce plastic pollution.
Children's book documents first Black doctor in Sask. area

Children's book documents first Black doctor in Sask. area

A new French language children’s book by two Saskatchewan authors aims to show kids part of the prairie region’s history of partnership between Black and Indigenous communities.
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