Saskatchewan agriculture is one of three ministries to partner with Tourism Saskatchewan to make the Saskatchewanderer a year-round job. For the last three summers, a student has traveled the province and documented through videos and blogs what makes it a great place to play. The government now wants the position to become year-round to show […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Sugar in combine fuel tank latest case of vandalism in Saskatchewan
Vandals continue to cause problems for farm equipment north of Regina. Southey RCMP said last week they are investigating a case of sugar found in the gas tank of a New Holland combine. The incident was discovered Oct. 16 in a field southwest of Cupar. This is the same area where Fort Qu’Appelle RCMP earlier […] Read more
Changes to Saskatchewan’s Lands Act still a ways off
Changes to the Provincial Lands Act won’t be made during this session of the Saskatchewan legislature. The government consulted during the summer, saying it wanted input as it moves to improve and modernize the legislation last updated in 1978. However, the Oct. 23 throne speech did not mention the act, and agriculture minister Lyle Stewart […] Read more
SaskPower asks for rate increase
SaskPower has asked for rate increases in each of the next three years to pay for infrastructure. The proposal to the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel asks for increases to farm customers of 3.5 percent, 4.5 percent and four percent, beginning in 2014. For the average farm, this would result in monthly bill hikes of $7, […] Read more
B&B offers haven for rest, romance
CANORA, Sask. — The man on the phone sounded nervous. So much so that Linda Osachoff wasn’t exactly sure what to think of this guest booking a room at La Campagna, the bed and breakfast she and her husband, Alfredo Converso, operate from their farm home east of Canora. But he and his girlfriend arrived, […] Read more
Few step up for SCA elections
Saskatchewan cattle producers aren’t stepping up to take leadership positions in their industry, and that concerns the chair of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association. The SCA annual fall district meetings began earlier this week, and elections were scheduled in six of the 11 districts. In three of those, just one candidate stepped forward. In three others, […] Read more
Sask. growth plan going well
One bumper crop does not an accomplished goal make, but Sask-atchewan premier Brad Wall said this year’s harvest goes a long way toward it. The growth plan he announced last fall calls for crop production to increase by 10 million tonnes by 2020. Last year, production was 26.4 million tonnes and this year’s estimates are […] Read more
Saskatchewan government establishing more collaborative emergency centres in rural areas
The Saskatchewan government will establish four more collaborative emergency centres in rural areas to deliver better primary and emergency care to rural residents. In this week’s speech from the throne, the government said centres will open in Shaunavon, Spiritwood, Wakaw and Canora. The first centre opened in Maidstone in September. “Collaborative emergency centres are open […] Read more
Ancient First Nations remains force rerouting of TransGas pipeline
SaskEnergy subsidiary TransGas will redesign a pipeline project near Bethune, Sask., after the discovery of ancient aboriginal remains. The remains were found Oct. 15 in a shallow location while TransGas was installing a transmission line to supply gas to the new K + S potash mine. Examination confirmed the bones were human and date back […] Read more
Saskatchewan throne speech features drainage, livestock price insurance
The Saskatchewan government says it will continue to work toward a western Canadian price insurance program for both cattle and hog producers. Today’s speech from the throne to open the third session of this legislature noted agriculture’s contribution to the provincial economy. It highlighted the government’s contributions to research, a record $27.7 million this fiscal […] Read more
