Police are blaming flood waters for the death of a 39-year-old man July 11. Watrous, Sask., RCMP said the man was driving a Ford F-350 truck with a 10-year-old male passenger across a rural grid road about four kilometres south of Highway 15. About 200 metres of the road in the Rural Municipality of Wood […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Lake Winnipeg to get worst of flood
John Pomeroy is keeping his eye on Lake Winnipeg. As the flood waters from a late June rainfall that he describes as unprecedented move through to the lake, the Canada research chair in water resources and climate change said that’s where he believes the ultimate impact will be. He said the short-term impact has been […] Read more
Flood recovery work underway in Saskatchewan
Recovery operations are well underway in Saskatchewan after the late June flood, according to an update from several government agencies and ministries. Regional recovery centres will remain open in West End today and tomorrow, in Esterhazy and Balcarres Wednesday through Friday and in Yorkton Friday through Sunday. A reception centre in Crooked Lake […] Read more
Sask. lakes return to acceptable bacteria levels
Saskatchewan has lifted its warning about high bacteria levels in flooded lakes. Tests on water samples taken yesterday from Last Mountain, Echo, Pasqua, Katepwa, Crooked and Round lakes confirmed that E. coli levels at all public beaches had dropped to levels considered safe for swimming. The health ministry is still advising swimmers and boaters to […] Read more
Death blamed on flood
Flooding in Saskatchewan is to blame for the death of a 39-year-old man July 11. Watrous RCMP said the man was driving a Ford F-350 truck with a 10-year-old male passenger across a rural grid road about four kilometres south of Highway 15. About 200 metres of the road in the Rural Municipality of Wood […] Read more
Moosomin, already beset by flooding, takes another hit
Moosomin, Sask., already dealing with flooding from the June 30 deluge, was hammered again last night. Residents reported at least 125 millimetres of rain on top of the 200 mm received in the first flood. Some also said it hailed for a considerable time, leading to additional accumulation. The rain and hail damaged buildings in […] Read more
Deal with Ottawa boosts funds for Sask. infrastructure projects
Saskatchewan municipalities are looking forward to more financial assistance for infrastructure projects after the signing of a renewed Gas Tax Fund agreement between Ottawa and Regina. The 10-year agreement will provide $56.3 million to municipalities this fiscal year and $292.7 million over the first five years. Funding for the final five years will be based […] Read more
Sask. sees fewer insurance claims
Record crop production and the resulting lack of insurance claims helped push Saskatchewan’s surplus to $589 million last year, according to recently released year-end financial results. That’s up from the forecasted $150 million surplus in the 2013-14 budget. Finance minister Ken Krawetz said much of the surplus came from insurance organizations within the government, including […] Read more
Harper flies over Man. disaster area
Manitoba declares state of emergency | Manitoba and Saskatchewan premiers assess damages
Manitobans were anxiously watching the Assiniboine River and other swollen waterways earlier this week, waiting for the crest and what it might bring. The government last week issued a province-wide state of emergency and called in the military after torrential rain caused widespread flooding. Areas along the Manitoba-Sask-atchewan border received more than 200 millimetres of […] Read moreTornado turns shop upside down, destroys barn
An ordinary day in the farm shop turned ugly in a hurry for Ray Derdall and his son Carson July 5. Suddenly the air turned cool. When they looked up, clouds were colliding about two kilometres from their farmyard north of Outlook, Sask. “I thought, ‘That’s more than a dust bunny,’ ” Ray said, two […] Read more
