Karen Briere

SASKATOON – Marion Kelly left an election forum on agricultural issues unconvinced by any of the three candidates. The greenhouse operator and Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan representative from Unity said she hadn’t yet made up her mind about which party would best represent her. She doesn’t hold a party membership and she said there […] Read more

Saskatchewan voters have many choices as they head to the polls Nov. 7. Seven of the eight registered political parties are running candidates. Only the Saskatchewan Democratic Action Party did not nominate anyone by the Oct. 22 deadline. In the 58 provincial constituencies, 240 people are seeking election. The New Democratic Party, Saskatchewan Party and […] Read more

None of Saskatchewan’s three main party leaders set foot on a farm during the first 12 days of official election campaign events. Chances are they won’t during its final days, either. “This election is being fought in Saskatoon and Regina,” said Ken Rasmussen, director of the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy in Regina. “The […] Read more

A coalition of Saskatchewan businesses, local governments and taxpayer organizations said last week that none of the political parties has sufficiently addressed the issue of education tax on property. Representatives from urban, rural and resort communities, school boards, the provincial chamber of commerce and the realtors’ association urged voters to ask candidates their views about […] Read more

Liberal leader David Karwacki would sell the provincial government’s stake in Saskferco to fund infrastructure projects. Karwacki announced his plan at a campaign event in Regina Oct. 18. The province owns 49 percent of the fertilizer manufacturer at Belle Plaine. Mosaic owns the majority 50 percent, while Citibank owns one percent. Karwacki said the province’s […] Read more

Farmers are assessing property tax relief promises now that the three main Saskatchewan political parties have revealed them. The New Democratic Party and Saskatchewan Party announced their plans at campaign stops in Regina Oct. 15, five days after the campaign for the Nov. 7 vote was officially launched. Liberal leader David Karwacki announced his party’s […] Read more

Better crop insurance, education property tax reform and help for the cattle industry are all on Saskatchewan producers’ wish lists during this provincial election campaign. Voters go to the polls Nov. 7, four years after the last general election saw the New Democratic Party take 30 seats to the Saskatchewan Party’s 28. The opposition took […] Read more

Forty countries have now banned Saskatchewan poultry products after an outbreak of avian influenza late last month. Twelve of those countries are not accepting poultry products from anywhere in Canada. Daniel Burgoyne of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s international affairs directorate, said some of the bans are causing no economic hardship. For example, Mexico and […] Read more

HALBRITE, Sask. – Thirsty trees will soon do their part to help this tiny community manage its waste water. Rows of poplar, acute willow and berry bushes next to the municipal lagoon just outside Halbrite form a six-acre, effluent irrigated woodlot. About 300 metres of perforated irrigation pipe connected to the lagoon’s second cell line […] Read more