Steven Wilson

The end of the 2023 harvest is on the horizon.  

The most recent crop report from the provincial Ministry of Agriculture, released Thursday morning, showed that 79 per cent of the harvest has wrapped up in southeast Saskatchewan. This is above the five-year average of 74 per cent and is just behind the rest of the province, which is 82 per cent complete.  

With the summer winding down, Members of Parliament from across the country are returning to Ottawa after a summer in the constituency. This includes Souris-Moose Mountain MP, Dr. Robert Kitchen.  

Kitchen didn’t just take some time off during the summer, though, as he was busy in and around the riding.  

A good old-fashioned Saskatchewan winter. That is the prediction for the year from the Old Farmer’s Almanac.  

“We’re looking for really cold spells to start in the middle of November, and then also to be especially cold at the end of December into the beginning of January, and then from the end of January all the way through the middle of February,” explained Jack Burnett, the managing editor of the almanac.  

The Saskatchewan United Party is adding their opinions regarding the offer of $2 million dollars for an MRI machine for southeast Saskatchewan that was declined by the provincial government in the spring.  

Producers here in the southeast managed to make great progress on getting the 2023 crop into the bin last week. The latest crop report from the provincial Ministry of Agriculture showed 66 percent of the harvest is done, up from the five-year average of 64 percent. The southeast is slightly behind the provincial average of 68 percent, though.  

The South East Cornerstone Public School Division is looking for school bus drivers.  

As of Wednesday, there were nine rural routes that did not have a driver, including one of the Weyburn Rural routes, two routes in Radville and Carlyle each, a route in Fillmore, and a route in Ogema and a route in Pangman.  

A good old-fashioned Saskatchewan winter. That is the prediction for the year from the Old Farmer’s Almanac.  

“For southeastern Saskatchewan, we’re looking for really cold spells to start in the middle of November, and then also to be especially cold at the end of December into the beginning of January, and then from the end of January all the way through the middle of February,” explained Jack Burnett, the managing editor of the almanac.  

“This is inexplicable, really, and I think it’s on the premier to explain how it is that his government can turn up their nose at this offer from this very generous resident.” 

Opposition NDP Leader Carla Beck was at a loss for words as news broke throughout the province Tuesday that back in May, the provincial government had declined an offer of $2 million for an MRI machine at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan, along with the training of two technicians for it.  

Fresh off a strong performance at the World Cycling Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, Midale’s Keely Shaw has been recognized in her home province.  

Back on August 8th, Shaw brought home the silver medal in the Women’s C4 Individual Pursuit. This is the same race she claimed bronze in at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Now, she has been named the Saskatchewan Athlete of the Month for August by SaskSport.  

In the southeastern region, the harvest season is progressing steadily this week, with about 49 percent of the crops already gathered. This slightly exceeds the typical five-year average of 48 percent. Some rain in the area caused a temporary pause in harvesting operations, but when the weather improved, farmers made significant headway.