Battlefords News-Optimist

The province has announced Thursday some additional respite funding for caregivers of those with intellectual disabilities. A total of $1.125 million in funding is going to caregivers.

Favourable weather in the province this week meant substantial seeding progress in all regions. Eighty per cent of the crop is now seeded in Saskatchewan, slightly ahead of the five-year average of 78 per cent (2015-2019) for this time of year.

A number of water management infrastructure initiatives have been announced by the province’s Water Security Agency on Thursday. These projects are included in the province’s $7.5 billion two-year capital plan to stimulate the economy.

Meota News

Some of us are good at getting in trouble for saying what others do not want to hear. Ed, my old neighbour in Saskatchewan, has the misconception that it is all about agreement and harmony in a church congregation.

The province’s two northernmost MLAs are ready to return to the Legislature to discuss the challenges facing their northern region.

The City of North Battleford has gone with a local law firm to try and collect a large amount of property tax arrears. Council voted Monday to award a five-year tax enforcement request for proposals to Battle River Law.

In his latest update on COVID-19 in Regina Wednesday, chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab noted that Saskatchewan Health Authority had flagged a community outbreak of COVID-19 at an event Saskatoon.

The opposition New Democrats continue to hammer away at the government on the issue of rural emergency rooms closures, even after news that most of them will be reopened.

On May 21, the COVID-19 security CheckStop to the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation received information that a known bootlegger was expected to be transporting alcohol into the community.