
The province has responded to a SARM request for more progress on the Lake Diefenbaker irrigation project to provide much-needed drought relief. President Ray Orb says 45 million dollars was allocated for preliminary engineering and there was discussion phase one work could start this year. Orb says the four billion dollar mega-project was announced […]
SARM is pushing for more progress on the Lake Diefenbaker irrigation project to provide much-needed drought relief. President Ray says 45 million dollars was allocated for preliminary engineering and there was discussion phase one work could start this year. Orb says the four billion dollar mega-project was announced in 2020 and is hoping for an […]
Looking at the low water levels in Diefenbaker Lake, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) calling for impact assessments on the proposed multibillion dollar irrigation project at the lake. FSIN said the projects have the potential to have widespread devastating impacts on soils, water availability and quality, but they say they have been no […]
The Riverhurst Ferry that takes vehicles from one side of the South Saskatchewan River to the other has been grounded due to the profile of the shore. Sandy sediment collected on the shoreline has been a problem keeping the ferry active. The ferry would normally carry about 30,000 vehicles per year. A spokesman with the […]
Elbow RCMP were notified by the Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team (HEART) that they had found the body of man in Lake Diefenbaker. The body was confirmed to be a 36-year-old man who didn’t resurface after jumping in the lake to help his kids on Canada Day. The man’s name is not being released and […]
Two women are planning to brave the heat and swim across Lake Diefenbaker to raise money for the YWCA. Dionne Tatlow and Adrien van Dyke will be swimming from Danielson Park to Douglas Park, a total trek of 38 kms. Tatlow says after swimming across Last Mountain Lake last year, the duo wanted to tackle […]
A 36-year-old man from Central Butte is missing after jumping into Lake Diefenbaker on Canada Day to help some children who were having some distress while swimming Saskatchewan RCMP say they responded around 11 a.m. to hear of the man who had been in a boat and jumped out to help the kids. The children […]