Saskatchewan emergency management officials are bracing for the weekend and warmer weather. Since yesterday, one additional rural municipality — Wilton — has declared a state of emergency from flooding, but it’s really the additional melting that the weekend is expected to bring that will change things for areas still under snow. That is an unusual […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Funding announced for youth leadership program
The federal and provincial agriculture ministers today announced funding for youth leadership and mentorship programs in Saskatchewan. The five-year $500,000 fund will be available to industry associations to develop future agricultural leaders. Associations are eligible to receive up to $4,000 per mentorship to a maximum of $20,000 per association to help young producers gain leadership […] Read more
Sask. rivers peaking in stages
Flood water affecting some communities northwest of Saskatoon was beginning to recede or hold stable today, while in other places residents were still fighting to protect their property, provincial officials said in a daily update. Water levels around Radisson decreased overnight and are stable for the moment, said Water Security Agency spokesperson Patrick Boyle, while […] Read more
Cleanup continues at derailment near Regina
Crews from Canadian National Railway and environmental companies were still cleaning up today after 11 cars derailed on a track about eight kilometres northeast of Pense, Sask., yesterday. Potash fertilizer was spilled along the track and on the crossing over a grid road where the cars went off the track. A resident who lives next […] Read more
Patient gratefully marks STARS’ first anniversary in Saskatchewan
Carrie Derin tells a matter-of-fact story about the day that could have ended her life. That she’s telling it at all is a credit to the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS), she says. “I don’t believe I would have made that trip from Moose Mountain (Provincial Park) to the city or be talking to […] Read more
Flooding may be to blame for Saskatchewan derailment
Crews from Canadian National Railway and environmental companies were cleaning up overnight and today after 11 cars derailed on a track just northeast of Pense, Sask. Potash fertilizer was spilled along the track and on the crossing where the cars went off the track. A resident who lives next to the track said the area […] Read more
Agribition unveils changes to commercial cattle program
Canadian Western Agribition today announced further details of changes to its commercial cattle program. The Stock Exchange is designed to showcase the best working cattle in the industry. New features include Bull Pen Alley, a multi-breed show of pens of three yearling bulls, and The Yards, a farm and ranch showcase that will include both […] Read more
Flooding forces states of emergencies in Sask.
Five Saskatchewan municipalities and one First Nation have officially declared states of emergency as of today. Maidstone, Radisson, Borden, the rural municipalities of Great Bend and Elfros, and the Poundmaker First Nation are all dealing with excessive water. Duane McKay, the province’s emergency management commissioner, said other municipalities and First Nations are likely to follow […] Read more
Flood risks downgraded for Saskatchewan, Manitoba
Provincial officials said today that cooler weather forecast ahead of much warmer temperatures this weekend could ease the flood risk in parts of Saskatchewan. Water Security Agency spokesperson Patrick Boyle said warmer temperatures late last week produced quick increases in outflow on tributaries and resulted in localized flooding. “In those areas where the runoff has […] Read more
Grass fire may have burned 5,500 acres in southwestern Sask.
An intense grass fire raged through southwestern Saskatchewan last weekend, burning thousands of acres of old vegetation in Grasslands National Park. Larry Grant, reeve of the Rural Municipality of Val Marie, said the fire started sometime before noon April 27 and was under control by about 10 the next morning. It began on agricultural land […] Read more
