Assiniboia Times

The South West District, in affiliation with the Sports Medicine and Science Council of Saskatchewan, expanded on a program they’ve developed which involved a series of six one-hour online courses running from May 14 to June 9.

The 2019 annual reports for Saskatchewan’s Ombudsman and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner, Mary McFadyen, were tabled on April 27. This past year, over 3,800 people contacted the Ombudsman’s office to seek assistance.

Planet of the Humans by Jeff Gibbs is a documentary on green power’s failures. Note: this movie includes disturbing images throughout. Filmed from a green activist’s perspective, this documentary took fascinating, if not controversial perspectives.

A Saskatchewan resident in their 80s from the far north region has died from complications related to COVID-19. The province now has five deaths related to having been infected with the virus on April 27.

Pineapple Dessert Crust Two ½ cups graham wafer crumbs ½ cup melted butter One and ½ cups icing sugar Filling ½ cup softened butter or margarine Two eggs 14 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained One cup whipped cream Combine crumbs and melted butter.

Jeremy Patzer, MP for Cypress Hills—Grasslands, joined his colleagues on the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology for their first online meeting on Thursday, April 23.

Saskatchewan had four new cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 353 on April 26. Three out of the four new cases were in the north of the province and one came from the Regina area.

The government should be commended on aspects of their COVID-19 response. Premier Scott Moe announced the province’s plan to reopen Saskatchewan on Thursday, April 23.

Premier Scott Moe was joined by chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab on Friday to announce the signing of a public health order restricting all non-critical travel into northern Saskatchewan.

Most of the restaurants in Assiniboia have either stayed opened, or have just reopened in the wake of the pandemic. Still, there have been some temporary closures without any takeout and delivery services available as of yet.