MANITOU BEACH, Sask. — Howard Toews is, for the moment, irreplaceable. The District 6 director for the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association did not let his name stand for another term on the board, but no one came forward to take his place. “I approached quite a number of different people,” Toews said after his annual district […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Canada misses its surveillance target
BSE monitoring | Shortfall blamed on fewer tests from Saskatchewan and Alberta
MANITOU BEACH, Sask. — Canada did not meet its BSE surveillance target last year and risks losing its controlled risk status if the trend continues. Producers attending the Sask-atchewan Cattlemen’s Association district meeting in Manitou Beach Oct. 22 heard that the country fell short of its 30,000 sample requirement by about 2,600. According to the […] Read moreSaskatchewan to send largest delegation ever to Agritechnia in Germany
Saskatchewan companies will have their largest presence ever at Agritechnica in Germany next week. Twenty-four Saskatchewan agricultural equipment companies will be part of a western Canadian mission to the Nov. 10-16 show in Hanover. Economy minister Bill Boyd is joining the trip and will also be meeting with mining and oil and gas companies while […] Read more
Sask. teachers reject salary offer
Saskatchewan teachers have rejected a tentative offer that would have seen them receive a 5.5 percent salary increase over four years. The members of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation voted 73 percent against the deal, which also included a one percent lump sum payment over the first two years. The government-trustee bargaining committee issued a statement […] Read more
Sask puts hunting, fishing licences in support enforcement
People who don’t pay child and spousal support payments might not be able to hunt or fish in Saskatchewan. The government has introduced amendments to the Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Act that will restrict issuing licences to those who haven’t made scheduled support payments. “These options will only be used after several notices and warnings […] Read more
Measles warning in Sask, Alberta
Public health officials are warning residents of southern Saskatchewan and Alberta to be aware of a measles outbreak. Cases in Alberta and a suspected case in Saskatchewan’s Five Hills Health Region, around Moose Jaw, are linked to recent visits to and from the Netherlands. Measles is highly contagious and can occur from travelling to and […] Read more
Money blowing in the wind in southern Saskatchewan
It’s not everyday that a $20 bill smacks your windshield. But when that happened to a driver on Great Plains Road in Emerald Park, Sask., east of Regina Oct. 31, he pulled over and found Canadian and American money blowing in the ditch. RCMP said the man, who wished to remain anonymous, gathered up stray […] Read more
Sask. hog producers continue to lobby for hedging program
Margin money | Province pledges to introduce price insurance
Saskatchewan hog producers say a hedging program would work better for them than the price insurance they will be offered early next year, says the general manager of SaskPork. Neil Ketilson said the Canadian Pork Council has been asking for a hedging program for at least a year. “The federal government, to their credit, they’ve […] Read moreSask. Lands Act put on back burner
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
Sask. cattle producers pleased with new price insurance
Saskatchewan livestock producers could begin enrolling in a new western Canadian price insurance program by February. Cattle industry leaders last week said the announcement has been a long time coming. The hog industry was less enthusiastic, saying it would prefer a hedging program to price insurance. Agriculture minister Lyle Stewart said he expects details to […] Read more
