Damage from snow, rain and spring flooding is beginning to add up for Saskatchewan rural municipalities. Arlynn Kurtz, reeve of the RM of Fertile Belt in east-central Saskatchewan, said the area has received more than 200 millimetres of water since April 1, not including spring runoff. Roads are paying the price. “We have six major […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Honeybee day takes place in Sask. this weekend
Saskatchewan will observe the day of the honeybee May 29. This is the second year the province has proclaimed a day honouring the insect. The province’s beekeepers produce 8,000 tonnes of honey a year worth $21 million. The Canadian Honey Council estimates the value of honeybees for crop pollination at more than $2 billion annually.
Viterra donates to foodgrains bank projects
Viterra Inc. has donated more than $100,000 worth of crop inputs to 45 western Canadian projects raising funds for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. The donation includes seed, fertilizer and crop protection products for wheat, durum, barley, canola and flax. The donation will help project organizers seed 5,400 acres. Once harvested, the proceeds will be sent […] Read more
Public input gathered on new Sask. parks
Public consultations for two proposed Saskatchewan parks begin Saturday. The areas considered are the Porcupine Hills and the Emma and Anglin lakes region. The ministry of tourism, parks, culture and sport is holding open houses in Christopher Lake May 28 and Prince Albert June 8 for the Emma and Anglin lakes area and in Hudson […] Read more
Sask. honours century family farms
Saskatchewan will recognize 525 families this year with a Century Family Farm Award. Ceremonies will be held in Saskatoon, North Battleford, Swift Current and Regina between May 30 and June 3 to honour recipients. The awards were first presented in 1981 and recipients now total more than 4,500. A complete list of recipients can be […] Read more
Two-day teachers strike planned for Sask.
Saskatchewan teachers are planning a two-day strike May 25 and 26, after three days of bargaining did not result in an agreement. The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation said May 20 buses, classes and extra-curricular activities would all be cancelled those two days. Talks broke off May 19 after a one-day walkout earlier this month brought both […] Read more
Disaster assistance upsets cattle producers in blizzard’s wake
Saskatchewan cattle producers who lost calves in a recent blizzard say the compensation offered by the province is not enough. Eighty people attended a meeting in Stoughton May 10 to discuss their losses and pass a resolution requesting more than the $400 per calf minimum the government is offering through the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program […] Read more
Sask. water levels receding; cleanup begins
The worst of Saskatchewan’s spring floods appear behind it, and a gradual water level decline is underway. Water remains in many fields and levels are high on lakes and rivers, but the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority said May 16 the flooding Qu’Appelle River system was receding and the situation on the Souris River was stable. Unless […] Read more
Sask. seeding still behind five-year average
Saskatchewan Agriculture says 23 percent of the crop has been seeded as of May 19. The five year average is 44 percent. Most of the progress over the last week was in the west. Producers in eastern regions are just beginning to get into their fields. Seeding is furthest along in the northwest, where it […] Read more
Sewage work results in fine for Sask. RM
The Rural Municipality of Brittannia has been fined $77,000 after being found guilty of unlawfully altering a sewage lagoon. The RM was charged under Saskatchewan’s Environmental Management and Protection Act and water regulations for doing the work without obtaining a permit and for not immediately reporting a sewage works problem. The environment ministry inspected construction […] Read more
