WINNIPEG – Severe flooding in Manitoba has hurt aboriginal people more than most, forcing them to leave poorly protected homes in low-lying areas. At least 1,100 people have left their homes in Manitoba, mostly from Indian reserves, according to official figures, but the real number is believed to be hundreds higher. A lack of safe […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Sask.’s lone Liberal seat goes to Goodale, not party
In the sea of Conservative blue that now colours Saskatchewan, one Liberal red riding stands out. Ralph Goodale has represented Wascana since 1993 and that’s not likely to change after the May 2 vote, said Ken Rasmussen, associate director of the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy. “I don’t necessarily think it’s a Liberal riding […] Read more
Saskatchewan shortlines get gov’t grants
Ten Saskatchewan short-line railways will match provincial government grants announced last week, pumping a total of $1.4 million into the network. The eligible lines and the amounts they are receiving are: • Southern Rails Co-operative, based in Avonlea, $40,000; • Carlton Trail Railway, Prince Albert, $81,778; • Red Coat Road and Rail, Viceroy, $51,111; • […] Read more
Older farm implements ideal for organic system
They say one person’s trash is someone else’s treasure. A researcher says the same could be said for older farm equipment. And that is true for some older farm equipment that organic farmers could use, says University of Saskatchewan researcher Steve Shirtliffe. Shirtliffe said rod weeders, rotary hoes and Noble blades languishing in the back […] Read more
Students join campaign to motivate others to vote
Those who say young people don’t care about election issues might be surprised at what’s recently been happening at Canadian universities. Vote mobs have been sweeping the country, beginning at the University of Guelph and landing in Regina and Saskatoon last week. Events were also scheduled for Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and several British Columbia campuses […] Read more
Highway work planned in Sask. – for Apr. 28, 2011
The Saskatchewan government plans to improve and repair 1,400 kilometres of road this year, as long as the weather co-operates. Eighty-six percent of the planned projects were completed last year under the trying conditions of excess moisture and storms. Major projects this year include continuing work on twinning Highway 11 between Saskatoon and Prince Albert. […] Read more
Fires planned for Sask. parks
Prescribed burns will take place in two Saskatchewan parks over the next couple of weeks. The burns are designed to help rejuvenate natural plant species by causing them to send up new shoots. Burning old vegetation also reduces wildfire threats. The burns are scheduled for Duck Mountain Provincial Park during the week of May 10 […] Read more
Sask. announces clean coal project
SaskPower has announced it will go ahead with a $1.24 billion carbon capture and storage facility near Estevan, Sask. It will be the first commercial-scale facility in the world. The crown corporation said the clean coal project would transform an aging generator at the Boundary Dam power station into a producer of clean electricity. It […] Read more
Agribition loses $200,000
“It’s a great event with lots of tradition,” The new chief executive officer and president of Canadian Western Agribition will each face the task of dealing with last year’s financial loss. Marty Seymour, originally from Carnduff, Sask., becomes CEO May 1. He replaces Jason Pollock, who stepped down to return to ranching. The show made […] Read more
$1.4 million to be spent on Sask. short-line repairs, maintenance
Ten Saskatchewan short-line railways will match provincial government grants announced last week, pumping a total of $1.4 million into the network. The eligible lines and the amounts they are receiving are: – Southern Rails Co- operative, based in Avonlea, $40,000; – Carlton Trail Railway, Prince Albert, $81,778; – Red Coat Road and Rail, Viceroy, $51,111; […] Read more
