Former Saskatchewan premier Allan Blakeney was remembered in the legislature this week as a man of steady hand and strong conviction. The former NDP premier, who was 85, died at his Saskatoon home April 16. He had been fighting liver cancer. Flags atop the legislative building flew at half mast in honour of the Nova […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
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
Flood risk eases for now in most of Sask.
The flood risk in Saskatchewan has eased through most of the province heading into the Easter weekend, but officials are keeping their eyes on several spots that could see rapid melting. The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority continues to warn that flows in the Missouri River Basin, on the south slopes of the Cypress Hills and the […] Read more
Highway work planned in Sask. – for Apr. 20, 2011
The Saskatchewan government plans to improve and repair 1,400 kilometres of road this year, as long as the weather co-operates. “We want to get started on this heavy schedule soon, but weather conditions will have an impact on timing,” said highways minister Jim Reiter. Eighty-six percent of the planned projects were completed last year under […] Read more
Flood waters still threaten Sask. highways
Forty-five segments of Saskatchewan highway remain affected by flooding today. Highways spokesman Doug Wakabayashi said 18 of those segments were closed, including Highway 9 between Yorkton and Canora because the Whitesand River has gone over the bridge. The highways ministry doesn’t expect water to go over the bridge on Highway 11 at Lumsden but continues […] Read more
Flooding Sask. rivers begin to wreak havoc
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – The cattle didn’t appear too nervous as they dug into a bale while the Moose Jaw River rose around them. However, the people watching the water’s rapid rise and the large chunks of ice crashing their way down the rolling water certainly were. The owner was in Toronto, and the water […] Read more
Value of Sask. carbon credits up in the air
Selling carbon credits may not be as lucrative for farmers as once thought. Regulations in Saskatchewan to manage and reduce greenhouse gases are in development and some worry that farmers won’t reap the benefits of sequestering carbon on their land. Doug Faller, policy manager for the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, said there are questions […] Read more
Owners sell North East Terminal
Shareholders of North East Terminal in Wadena, Sask., have voted to accept a $25 million purchase offer from Richardson International. Garnet Ferguson, outgoing terminal general manager, said 71 percent of shareholders were either present or represented by proxy at an April 6 meeting and vote. “They voted 92 percent in favour of the transaction,” he […] Read more
STC carried more passengers last year in Sask.
More people rode a Saskatchewan Transportation Company bus last year, increasing revenue for the crown corporation. STC carried 268,335 passengers in 2010, up nearly 10,000 from 2009. Combined passenger and parcel revenues generated $16.2 million in earnings, up $500,000. The company attributed the increases to seat sales and its efforts to modernize services. For example, […] Read more
