Saskatchewan introduces bail changes following meeting between ministers
Saskatchewan is introducing some new reforms to its bail system, following meetings on the same topic between justice ministers.
Last week, Justice Minister and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre joined a meeting between the Federal Justice Minister David Lametti and her provincial and territorial counterparts, discussing the current bail system.
After the meeting, Minister Lametti announced a commitment to "move forward quickly on targeted reforms to the Criminal Code on bail,", calling the meeting a "good faith collaboration".
Childcare workers seeing payment, staffing problems ahead of $10 a day deal
The Saskatchewan NDP invited some childcare program directors to the legislature yesterday, who have taken issue with a change they say will hamper smaller programs.
The Saskatchewan government announced that on April 1st, full-time daycares would reach that $10-a-day goal, but that would not apply to part-time or drop-in childcare programs.
In addition, the announcement meant that part-time and drop-in spaces would not be receiving the same subsidized fees as full-time spaces would as of June 1.
Childcare workers seeing payment, staffing problems ahead of $10 a day deal
The Saskatchewan NDP invited some childcare program directors to the legislature yesterday, who have taken issue with a change they say will hamper smaller programs.
The Saskatchewan government announced that on April 1st, full-time daycares would reach that $10-a-day goal, but that would not apply to part-time or drop-in childcare programs.
In addition, the announcement meant that part-time and drop-in spaces would not be receiving the same subsidized fees as full-time spaces would as of June 1.
$10 a day child care coming to Saskatchewan this spring
The Governments of Saskatchewan and Canada are announcing that parent fees for regulated child care in the province will be reduced to $10 a day starting April 1, 2023.
Saskatchewan is one of the first Canadian provinces to achieve this milestone, which is three years ahead of schedule as outlined earlier this year to bring down child care fees to $10 day by 2025-26.
$10 a day child care coming to Saskatchewan this spring
The Governments of Saskatchewan and Canada are announcing that parent fees for regulated child care in the province will be reduced to $10 a day starting April 1, 2023.
Saskatchewan is one of the first Canadian provinces to achieve this milestone, which is three years ahead of schedule as outlined earlier this year to bring down childcare fees to $10 per day by 2025-26.
Oxbow hosts town hall meeting discussing disruptions in local health centre
Oxbow residents had the opportunity to make their voices heard Tuesday night as they held a town hall on the local Galloway Health Centre's recent disruptions.
Since just before 2023, a stretch of disruptions to the health centre has had residents concerned that staffing levels aren't good enough.
At the meeting, health officials stated that the Oxbow-based health centre was in a relatively good spot compared to other rural health centres in the region.
Southeast College fills two positions on executive team
Southeast College is filling some roles on its executive team with a pair of hires, one of whom is new to the organization while the other has been around for a while.
Timothy Spielman will be moving into the role of Vice President of Finance and Administration, overseeing finance, IT, facility management, and capital projects.
He steps into the role with over 25 years of experience in post-secondary education and leadership in technology start-ups, multinational organizations, and not-for-profits.
Spielman says that he's excited about the opportunity.