Battlefords News-Optimist

Submitted The Government of Saskatchewan has purchased 18,000 face shields and 4 million disposable masks from the Saskatoon-based company Benchmark Personal Protective Equipment.

Dear Editor Regarding “Our Ugly Pandemic Year of 2020 - A Year for the Trash Can,” News-Optimist Jan.

Light of Christ school division is reporting that there has been another case of COVID-19 reported at John Paul II Collegiate High School. They report than on Jan.

In a little over two weeks since Christmas, Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 numbers have erased all the reductions in new case counts that had been achieved by greater restrictions imposed at the end of November.

Submitted Jan. 11, the Government of Saskatchewan and SaskCanola released the 2020 Saskatchewan Clubroot Distribution Map, which outlines the rural municipalities (RMs) where clubroot has been identified.

Husky Energy, which was acquired by Cenovus Energy, had been Saskatchewan’s top oil producer for the first 11 months of 2020. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Resources, from January to November, 2020, Husky produced 31.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Government of Canada has strongly urged Canadians to stay home to stop the spread of COVID-19.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is issuing this alert due to a significant risk of increased exposure at the following location where persons attended while infectious: Crackers Restaurant/Bar - 1-227 Pinehouse Drive, Saskatoon December 23, 2020 -

As of January 10, a total of 7,929 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan.

Sunday morning’s update from Wakaw’s Lakeview Pioneer Lodge relayed the sad information that another resident lost the battle with the virus bringing the total to five.