Tracey Moody

Are you an aspiring or established photographer or videographer with a love for showcasing Saskatchewan views, wildlife, and activities? 

The 2024 ExploreSask Photo Contest has finally launched 

From now until September 15, 2024, amateur and professional photographers and videographers can submit their entries. Categories this year include:

1. People and Places 

The RCMP’s National Youth Advisory Committee (NYAC) is looking for new members. 

The committee is made up of up to 125 youth from across the country, according to Tessa Duc, senior youth outreach officer with the National Youth Services Unit of the RCMP. 

“We have those youth join us on virtual platforms from October to June every year, and they basically help us create and give feedback on resources, events, [and] programs that we’re running.” 

Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) members have voted to approve sanctions past the current school year if a collective bargaining agreement is not reached. 

Eighty-three per cent of STF members voted on Wednesday and Thursday, with 95 per cent approving the extension of the job sanction mandate for the STF Executive and Teachers’ Bargaining Committee. 

The previous job sanction mandate expires on June 30, 2024.  

Agriculture Minister David Marit was at Moose Jaw’s Agriculture Knowledge Centre on Tuesday morning, marking 15 years of offices providing regional services for Saskatchewan producers.  

Did you miss the filing deadline for your personal taxes? 

Most Canadians should have filed their taxes with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) by midnight on April 30. 

An exception to the deadline does exist for those who are self-employed or who have a spouse or common law partner who is self-employed, who have until June 17, though they still have to have paid any balance owing by April 30.  

Teachers will be voting on the offer given by the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee (GTBC) on May 8 and May 9. 

Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) President, Samantha Becotte, held a press conference this morning, saying that the GTBC referred to the offer as a “final offer” many times during two days of negotiations.  

Assiniboia’s Civic Centre was torn down on Wednesday last week. 

Steph VanDeSype, recreation and community wellness manager with the Town of Assiniboia, said that the facility was originally constructed in 1956. “At the time, it was built dual-purpose – both as grain storage, and as a hockey rink.” 

Plenty of hockey games and championships have taken place at the Civic Centre over the year, with the final skate at the rink happening in April 2021. 

Doctor David Torr, medical health officer with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, said that they’ve been receiving more calls about cockroaches in Saskatchewan.  

Torr said that they’ve also seen a change in where those calls come from, with cockroach infestation calls historically being made for restaurants. “Now it's moved more to apartment buildings, schools, daycares – communal public places like that is where we’ve been getting more of our calls." 

The 2025 BKT Tires World Men’s Curling Championship is coming to Moose Jaw in 2025. 

It was announced this morning at the Montana’s Brier in Regina, and now it’s official. Nolan Thiessen, CEO of Curling Canada and former World Men's Champion broke the news.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe posted a video on social media site ‘X’, announcing the education budget for 2024-2025. 

He explained the move to make the announcement before budget day as an answer to the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation’s (STF) questioning of the government’s commitments to funding for classroom size and complexity.