Emergency management officials say agricultural land is under water as flows from Alberta on the South Saskatchewan River head east. Duane McKay, emergency management commissioner, said Wednesday that farmers near Estuary, Sask., have reported a significant amount of flooded land. “Some of this land is either crop or pasture land for cattle,” McKay said. “We’re […] Read more
Karen Briere
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Sask. death linked to hantavirus
One man is dead and another death is being investigated after Saskatchewan health officials confirmed the cause as complications resulting from hantavirus. The dead adult lived in the Heartland Health Region in west-central Saskatchewan. The second death was in the same health region. Officials say they don’t believe the cases were connected. Saskatchewan’s chief medical […] Read more
Sask. braces for water
Flows on the North Saskatchewan River are higher than officials expected as water from Alberta moves toward Saskatchewan. Water Security Agency spokesperson Patrick Boyle said Tuesday that typical flows are around 500 cubic metres per second. The water is flowing at 2,600 m3/s and will hit about 3,000 m3/s when it peaks at North Battleford […] Read more
Sask. prepares for flooding
Saskatchewan emergency management officials are preparing to evacuate Cumberland House as high water flows from Alberta make their way toward the province. Agricultural land downstream of Lake Diefenbaker will flood and municipal infrastructure near the South Saskatchewan River could be affected, Water Security Agency officials said Friday. Record inflows are expected on the river. Based […] Read more
Sask. names new Outstanding Young Farmers
Chad and Darlene Krikau of Waldheim have been chosen Saskatchewan’s Outstanding Young Farmers. The couple was selected from among five nominees and announced as the winners at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina today. The couple and their two children, Liam and Kalyna, operate Stream Stick Farms, a grain operation of 2,630 acres. They have […] Read more
Visit to Ukraine orphanage soul changing
WEYBURN, Sask. — Debra Button is waiting for a sign, something that will point her in the right direction and tell her what she is supposed to do. Uncertainty is uncomfortable for this accomplished woman. She’s sat on Weyburn’s city council since 1997 and is in her seventh year as mayor. She was recently elected […] Read more
Program seeks higher profile for women in Ukraine
WEYBURN, Sask. — Debra Button’s role as a Federation of Canadian Municipalities representative to Ukraine is part of a program looking at economic development and governance through the lens of gender equality. The five-year Ukraine Municipal Local Economic Development Program is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency and began in 2010. Button said it’s […] Read more
Cattle producers voice concerns over land act changes
MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Saskatchewan cattle producers who lease crown land want to make sure modernizing the Provincial Lands Act doesn’t affect the way they raise cattle. The government has announced it intends to update the act, which was last amended in 1978. It is holding meetings next month and accepting comments until July 26. […] Read more
JBS rebuilds XL plant’s reputation, vows food safety
Company ‘absolutely committed’ | The new owner says safety procedures are in place and the plant is running at capacity
MOOSE JAW, Sask. — The new owners of the meat plant at the centre of last year’s E. coli outbreak are doing everything they can to make sure beef leaving the plant is safe, said JBS Canada president Willie Van Solkema. He told the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association’s recent convention that the beef industry can’t […] Read moreWheat, barley checkoffs to start Aug. 1 in Sask.
Wheat and barley development commissions in Saskatchewan will be able to begin collecting checkoffs Aug. 1. Agriculture minister Lyle Stewart said today that the checkoffs will be set at 52 cents per tonne for wheat and 50 cents a tonne for barley. This is expected to generate about $4.3 million for wheat and $1 million […] Read more
