Conservative leader Andrew Scheer named a new shadow cabinet last week and it doesn’t include two of his Saskatchewan colleagues. David Anderson was agriculture critic prior to the duties announced Aug. 30. Taking over at international trade is Dean Allison from Niagara West, while Luc Berthold from Megantic-L’Erable and associate John Barlow from Foothills in […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Sask. fire ban extended
Saskatchewan has extended its fire ban due to continuing extreme fire risk. A ban has been in place in some areas since Aug.1. As of Aug. 31, open fires are prohibited in all provincial parks and recreation sites and on all provincial Crown land south of the Churchill River all the way to the US […] Read more
Team takes aim against rural crime
Rural organizations say the establishment of a new response team is a first step toward curbing crime in rural Saskatchewan. Justice minister Gordon Wyant last week announced a Protection and Response Team comprised of 258 armed officers to improve response time and enhance visibility. The team will include 120 police officers, 98 conservation officers from […] Read more
Sask. ag spending millions over budget
Saskatchewan agricultural spending is projected to rise $40.7 million over budget because more farmers bought crop insurance than expected this year, said finance minister Kevin Doherty. The first quarter financial results, released Aug. 25, showed overall expenses are forecast to be up $81.9 million, or 0.6 percent, from budget, while revenue is expected to be […] Read more
Koch vies for Wall’s job
Long-time agricultural insider and most recently top civil servant, Alanna Koch wants to be Saskatchewan’s next premier. She announced her candidacy for the Saskatchewan Party leadership Aug. 28 at a farm south of Regina. Flanked by her family she told a crowd of supporters, including caucus members Dan D’Autre-mont and Don McMorris, that she has […] Read more
Boyd charged with environmental/wildlife violations
Former Saskatchewan cabinet minister Bill Boyd will appear in court later this fall on environmental charges. He faces three counts under The Environmental Management and Protection Act, 2010 and one count under The Wildlife Habitat Protection Act. Boyd allegedly altered the shoreline and habitat on farmland near Eston, Sask. If he is found guilty, he […] Read more
Ritz announces resignation from federal politics
Former Conservative agriculture minister Gerry Ritz has announced his resignation. In a Facebook post Aug. 31 the MP for Battlefords-Lloydminster said he would not return to his seat in the House of Commons this fall. Ritz was first elected in 1997 and thanked the voters in his constituency for re-electing him. “I also want to […] Read more
Sask. Conservatives left out of shadow cabinet
UPDATED – August 30 – 1655 CST – Conservative leader Andrew Scheer named a new shadow cabinet last week and it doesn’t include two of his Saskatchewan colleagues. Gerry Ritz had been international trade critic, and David Anderson was agriculture critic prior to the duties announced Aug. 30. Late Wednesday afternoon CTV News was reporting […] Read more
Wall shuffles cabinet
Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall shuffled his cabinet Aug. 30 after five ministers stepped down to run to replace him. Wall will resign after the Saskatchewan Party leadership convention Jan. 27. The cabinet now includes six ministers who retained their current positions, five current ministers who changed portfolios, and five new members, four of them first-time […] Read more
Deputy minister to Premier – Koch seeks top Sask Party post
Long-time agricultural insider and most recently top civil servant, Alanna Koch wants to be Saskatchewan’s next premier. She announced her candidacy for the Saskatchewan Party leadership Aug. 28 at a farm south of Regina. Flanked by her family she told a crowd of supporters, including caucus members Dan D’Autremont and Don McMorris, that she has […] Read more
