
The federal and provincial governments announced today upgrades and funding for drinking water and water infrastructure projects in three provincial parks and in nine communities. The Rowan’s Ravine Provincial Park will reconstruct it’s facultative lagoon into a two cell lagoon. The project will include raising existing berms and rehabilitating various existing structures. The new lagoon […]
SaskPower says the first Power Generation Partner Program project is in operation. The PGPP allows residents to produce electricity in a renewable way or by carbon neutral non-renewable generation method and sell it back to the province. The first PGPP program is set up outside of Preeceville. Spokesperson Joel Cherry says having the first PGPP […]
The provincial NDP is calling on the government to provide health care security for Saskatchewan’s rural communities. A release on Tuesday from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) showed three of 12 community emergency rooms that were previous closed will stay closed indefinitely. Those hospitals are located in Lanigan, Broadview and Radville. The nine hospitals the […]
A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for the Kamsack, Canora and Preeceville areas. Environment Canada says there are also funnel cloud advisories out for areas like Prince Albert, Shellbrook, Humboldt, Melfort and Nipawin. A complete list of what areas are under the advisory and what areas are under the warning can be found here
A Preeceville man has admitted to a serious sexual assault in that community. Police say in December of 2017, a woman and her child were in their Preeceville residence, when a masked man, armed with a firearm, broke in, and sexually assaulted the woman. In Yorkton Provincial Court Wednesday, 20-year-old Shawn Pasiechnik pleaded guilty to […]