Rural news

SaskTel announced the launch of 5G on 30 additional cell sites serving rural communities and highway corridors across Saskatchewan. “At SaskTel, we’re firmly committed to being the best at connecting our customers to the world,” said Charlene Gavel, SaskTel President and CEO. “The continued rollout of our 5G network will strengthen the technological foundation of […]

Premier Scott Moe has announced that Saskatchewan’s 2024-25 Municipal Revenue Sharing (MRS) Program will set a new record at $340.2 million, an increase of approximately $42.3 million over the previous year. The Premier announced this during the 2024 SARM Convention in Regina. Moe said this increase is 14 percent from the 2023-24 fiscal year and […]

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is ready for its annual Convention and Trade Show this week at REAL District in Regina. Everything kicks off Wednesday morning with registration at 8 o’clock, opening ceremonies at 10 o’clock, and addresses at 10:30 from Regina Mayor Sandra Masters, Provincial Minister of Government Relations Don McMorris, and […]

After a successful recruitment mission of nurses in the Philipines late last year, Saskatchewan returned to the Philippines in mid-March for a second recruitment effort of Registered Nurses (RNs) and Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs). The 162 Filipino RNs who received conditional job offers in December 2022 are currently moving through the RN Pathway, which includes […]

One man has been charged after Melville RCMP found drugs and items associated with drug trafficking. On March 28, Melville RCMP located a vehicle parked on Highway 10 with the driver unconscious in the driver’s seat. Police say there was evidence of drug use and arrested the driver for impaired vehicle operation. After the arrest, […]

On Thursday, it was announced that the four-year-long battle between White City and the Rural Municipality (RM) of Edenwold had been settled in the RM’s favour and the RM feels that this is the way the settlement should have gone. White City’s Boundary Altercation Application that the town submitted in 2019 to annex up to […]