Another school division has shared a bleak look into the future, saying they continue to be “underfunded.” In a letter to parents and staff, the Chinook School Division, which serves nearly 6,000 students in 61 schools across the southwest portion of the province, gave a funding update. “As we are working through our 2023-2024 budget, […]
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released more details about an accident near Shaunavon that killed two people. On September 18, 2022, a Cessna 172 aircraft owned by Airborne Energy Solutions Inc was gathering electronic data on pipeline infrastructure for a client along a predetermined route that extended southeast of Shaunavon, then eastward to […]
According to the Transportation Safety Board, two people have died after a plane crash on Sunday near the Town of Shaunavon. The federal agency said that a Cessna 172 took off from Swift Current on Sunday morning, headed to Estevan for a pipelined inspection. The plane crashed over 11 kilometres south-southwest of Shaunavon. Officials say […]
A small southwest village north of Swift Current saw its school heavy damaged by a fire Friday morning. In a Facebook post, the Village of Stewart Valley stated that between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Friday morning, the village was struck by a series of extreme lightning strikes. One of those strikes hit the school […]
The Government of Saskatchewan has confirmed that Anthrax has been found in the RM of Piapot. The confirmation comes after laboratory results on August 22 showed that Anthrax was the cause of death for 12 animals, according to Dr. Wendy Wilkins, a disease surveillance veterinarian with the Ministry of Agriculture. Anthrax is caused by the […]
It was close to 9,000 days ago, on October 1, 1997, that an 18-year-old born and raised in the Village of Aneroid would make his NHL debut. Flash forward 23 years, and that teenager would play 1,779 games, scoring 566 goals, total 1,197 points, and win two gold medals at the Olympics. That 18-year-old was […]
An Alberta clipper was the main cause of the power outage affecting the southwest region of Saskatchewan throughout the week. A weather front rolled into the area on Wednesday that was accompanied with winds that were measured as fast as 100 km/hr. Along with the heavy winds, Environment Canada’s Justin Schaer says the clipper also […]
Seeding is advancing rapidly across southwest Saskatchewan. The crops extension specialist in Swift Current, Shannon Chant, estimates about half the crop is in the ground. She says soil moisture is relatively poor and most of the area needs rain. Chant expects it will take a couple weeks to wrap up seeding in the southwest unless […]
UPDATE Highway 1 near Maple Creek has been upgraded to winter driving conditions as of 4:05 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2. Original story Drivers may want to reconsider driving in southwestern Saskatchewan today if they don’t need to. The Highway Hotline says highways in the region are reporting zero visibility with slush, ice, loose […]
