Saskatoon Police charge 11 people involved in so-called ‘Children’s Freedom Rally’

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Following a joint investigation by Saskatoon Police Service Patrol and the General Investigations Section, 11 attendees from this past weekend’s planned rally are being issued tickets for violating public health orders. The persons receiving tickets were key participants in the rally, but this level of enforcement may be expanded in the future as the risk associated to COVID-19 transmission increases. Police […]

Sask adds 213 new COVID-19 cases, 284 recoveries, four new deaths

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An additional 7,334 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 415,763. The 7,334 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 90; Far North Central, 3; Far North East, 39; North West, 829; North Central, 736; North […]

2021-04-29 E-Edition

Two Saskatoon streets make CAA’s list of terrible roads

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Saskatchewan motorists, cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians have nominated and voted for their worst municipal roads and highways. *Saskatchewan 4, Dorintosh *8th Avenue North, Regina *Saskatchewan 9, Hudson Bay (Placed #5 in 2018 CAA Worst Roads) *52nd Street East, Saskatoon *Saskatchewan 340, Hafford *Grant Drive, Regina (Placed #8 in 2019 CAA Worst Roads) *Saskatchewan 33, Regina *Highway 13, Shaunavon *20th Street […]

Day of Mourning remembers Saskatchewan workers who lost their lives

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Every year on April 28, Canada marks the National Day of Mourning and provincially, flags at all government buildings are lowered to half-mast from sunrise to sunset. April 28 was first declared as the National Day of Mourning by the Canadian Labour Congress in 1984.  The day is now annually observed across Canada as a way to pay tribute to […]

KidSport Month kicks off May 1

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Government of Saskatchewan Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport, Laura Ross, proclaimed May as KidSport Month in Saskatchewan. The month-long campaign, which will feature COVID-safe fundraisers and celebrations, begins on May 1. “Sport and recreation plays such an important role in the health and well-being for children and youth,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Laura Ross said. “Participation in sport […]

Clavet honours Citizen, Volunteer of the Year

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The Village of Clavet honoured outgoing Mayor Spencer Beaulieu as its 2020 Citizen of the Year recently. Beaulieu has been actively involved in the community since he and his family moved to Clavet 14 years ago. He has been a member of Clavet’s Emergency Measures Organization since its inception. He spent four years as the treasurer for Clavet Minor Hockey […]

Council approves funds for temporary repair of popular Warman pathway

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A major crack in an asphalt pathway along the western edge of the storm water reservoir in Crystal Springs Park in Warman will be getting a short-term fix this spring. A permanent, and far more expensive, repair, is slated to be done three years down the road. Warman City Council voted at a meeting on Monday, April 26 to allocate $1,500 […]

KidSport Playhouse to be ready by late May

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After more than a year in the making, the KidSport Playhouse is expected to be completed and on display in late May. It promises to be well worth the wait. The 100-square foot playhouse, which can do double-duty as a storage shed, is designed to look like an old-west general store. With hand-made windows and doors, a slope-roof front porch […]