Saskatchewan has announced a financial support plan for businesses and employees affected by COVID-19, along with more restrictions. Twenty-six people have now tested positive for the virus; all but two are self-isolating at home. The six new cases identified March 20 include a person in their 20s who had travelled from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Agribition postpones its AGM
Canadian Western Agribition has postponed its annual general meeting because of COVID-19. It, and a volunteer appreciation night, were scheduled for April 16. Show officials said planning continues for the 50th show this fall. At this time, all entries and trade show bookings remain as regularly scheduled. Contact karen.briere@producer.com
Manitoba to provide child care for front-line COVID workers
The Manitoba government will spend nearly $28 million to provide child care for workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 responses. Families minister Heather Stefanson announced the plan March 20, just after premier Brian Pallister declared a state of emergency. The province suspended service at licensed child-care centres for the next three weeks. The […] Read more
Sask. to provide child care for front line COVID-19 staff
Saskatchewan will use child care facilities in schools to provide child care for staff on the front lines of the COVID-19 response. The government announced the measures March 20, saying they would begin March 23. School classes wound down over the past week and officially closed today, along with the child care centres in schools. […] Read more
Manitoba declares state of emergency due to COVID-19
Manitoba has declared a state of emergency in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Premier Brian Pallister said March 20 that the declaration will remain in effect for 30 days and then be re-evaluated. “This gives us a readiness that we need in these uncertain times,” he said during a news conference. “Understand that this […] Read more
Manitoba has 17 COVID-19 cases; drive-thru testing in Selkirk
Manitoba has reported two more Covid-19 cases, bringing the total to 17 as of March 19. Both cases appear travel related. Chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin said one of the 17 cases has been hospitalized with mild symptoms. “This individual is stable at this time and we will monitor the situation closely,” […] Read more
Sask medical association chief has COVID-19
The president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association is in self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. Dr. Allan Woo had attended a bonspiel in Edmonton March 11 to 14. In a letter he made public March 19, Woo said the annual curling event attracts between 50 and 60 doctors from across western Canada and he believes […] Read more
Sask. COVID-19 cases now 20; province now under state of emergency
The number of cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan has risen to 20, an increase of four from March 18. Eight of those have been confirmed at the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg and 12 are presumptive positive. Three of the four new cases are related to travel, according to the government, and one is a […] Read more
Banks must work with producers on cash flow: APAS
Saskatchewan’s general farm organization is reminding people that farmers continue to work during the COVID-19 pandemic but will need help in the volatile economy. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan said farmers are about to spend billions of dollars to plant the 2020 crop in the face of the pandemic, trade disputes, weather woes and […] Read more
COVID-19 cases double in Sask., Man.
Both Manitoba and Saskatchewan have seen their confirmed and presumptive cases of Covid-19 double. Manitoba has recorded 15 cases and Saskatchewan 16 as of March 18. At least six of the seven Manitoba cases reported the day before are related to travel and information is pending on the seventh. The government said more than 2,100 […] Read more
