The Saskatchewan NDP is calling for the Sask Party government to step in and improve funding for Sask Polytechnic’s addictions counselling program. This comes as Sask Polytech cut 37 positions in June, with addictions counselling instructors among the cuts. Health critic Vicki Mowat says these positions are needed, especially considering the recent overdose deaths this […]
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that they will be providing the province’s schools with more resources, more information, more time, and more testing in order to reopen safely. Premier Scott Moe announced that $40 million will be allocated from the province’s $200 million COVID-19 contingency fund for additional costs related to ensuring the safety of […]
Premier Scott Moe announced that the start of the 2020-21 school year will be delayed, as well as an additional $40 million in funding for necessary resources for the province’s back-to-school plan. Premier Moe made the announcement in a video posted to his Facebook page. In the video, Moe said school divisions would provide details […]
Saskatchewan NDP Education Critic Carla Beck did not mince words as she reacted to the provincial government’s plan to reopen schools in the fall. “The minister has managed to come up with the worst plan in Canada, despite all of the extra time, and the ability to learn from the plans of other provinces,” said […]
The provincial government announced 17 more cases of COVID-19 on Saskatchewan Day Monday. Of those 17 cases, nine of them so far have been determined to be from Hutterite from colonies across Saskatchewan. Six of the new cases come from the south, while five were found in the central, four people in the north tested […]
The Saskatchewan NDP called on the Saskatchewan government Thursday, to address COVID-19 testing backlogs and wait times. Leader Ryan Meili says that without property testing capacity, the province won’t be able to reopen safely. “If we’re going to be successful in reopening our economy, if we’re going to be successful in reopening our schools, having […]
Ring Road’s southern bend is much brighter after the completion of an expressway lighting project between Assiniboine Avenue East and Albert Street South. On Tuesday morning, municipal and provincial leaders gathered on the Wascana Parkway overpass above Ring Road to mark the end of the $1.984 million project to improve lighting along the five kilometres […]
The Saskatchewan government has approved the first parcel of work packages to be completed through the province’s Accelerated Site Closure Program (ASCP) A total of 22 packages will engage up to 50 service companies and spread out work across the province in the Lloydminster, Kindersley, Swift Current and Estevan areas. The work will include 300 […]
The First Nations Trust and the Community Development Corporations, which rely on funds from the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority had their bank accounts depleted during COVID-19 and with casinos closed until Thursday, there was no revenue coming in for SIGA as a business or for the Trust or CDCs. That from Chief Reginald Bellerose, who […]
The Government of Saskatchewan, with help from the federal government, and the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), announced they will be replacing 100 rural bridges over the next four years. SARM President Ray Orb says he is excited for the project, adding that this is something they’ve been advocating for a long time. “We’re […]
