David Zammit

The voice of agriculture in Swift Current and across the prairies for Golden West Broadcasting was honoured last Friday by the Saskatchewan Association of Broadcasters (SAB).

Glenda-Lee (Allan) Vossler joined a prestigious and short list of current/former broadcasters as she was inducted into the SAB's Hall of Fame in Saskatoon.

The 38-year radio veteran was caught off guard when she received the email notifying her, she was going to be inducted.

The wildfire smoke that's set up shop in Saskatchewan since Labour Day weekend has a prominent health official urging the public to take precautions.

Dr. David Torr, the medical health officer for the southwest (four through six networks) and area department lead for public health and preventative medicine for integrated rural with the SHA, said the best way to reduce the risk of any smoke-related illness is to avoid going outside when the AQHI is bad.

Health officials across southwestern Saskatchewan are becoming concerned with the recent presence of rattlesnakes.

According to the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), sightings of the reptile have come in from Grasslands National Park, Leader, and Eston.

Dr. Angela Silveira, a physician specializing in public health and preventive medicine with the University of Saskatchewan, said one of the best preventative actions is knowing if you're in a rattlesnake habitat. 

The new clean fuel regulations ushered in on Canada Day are receiving some criticism from the local MP.

Cypress Hills-Grasslands MP Jeremy Patzer believes the policy will cost people locally more than most across the country.

"It's over $1,100 per household in both Saskatchewan and Alberta and significantly in our two provinces than anywhere else," he said Wednesday afternoon.

Gas prices in Humboldt and area could be on the rise later this week but that's not because of the new federal clean fuel regulations that came into effect on Canada Day.

The jump at the pumps could be around three to seven cents per litre and is tied to a recent rise in oil prices.

A court case in Swift Current that concluded last month could set the precedent around emojis being used for legally binding contracts.

The contract between South West Terminal (plaintiff) and Achter Land & Cattle Ltd. (defendant) was completed via text message on the afternoon of March 26, 2021, for the delivery of 87 metric tonnes of flax. The delivery timeframe was set for November 1, 2021, and November 30, 2021, but the product never came. 

Gas prices in Estevan could be on the rise later this week but that's not because of the new federal clean fuel regulations that came into effect on Canada Day.

The jump at the pumps could be around three to seven cents per litre and is tied to a recent rise in oil prices.

"But with oil prices being so volatile and the fact that Brent Crude Oil is only up half a per cent and at the same time that West Texas Intermediate is up three per cent, there are some discrepancies that could mitigate or soften a potential impact," said GasBuddy's Head of Petroleum Patrick De Haan.

Gas prices in West Central could be on the rise later this week but that's not because of the new federal clean fuel regulations that came into effect on Canada Day.

The jump at the pumps could be around three to seven cents per litre and is tied to a recent rise in oil prices.

Emergency crews in Swift Current received an unorthodox phone call last night which concluded with a successful plane landing on the Trans-Canada Highway. 

The call came into the Swift Current Fire Department at 1:24 a.m. as a Cessna Skylane with a lone occupant needed to make an emergency landing.

According to Ryan Hunter, the fire chief for the Swift Current Fire Department, the aircraft ran into electrical issues and nobody was hurt in the incident.

The Hunter Brothers cleaned up at the Saskatchewan Country Music Awards (SCMA) in Assiniboia last weekend.

They won four awards as a group; the Fans' Choice Entertainer of the Year, the National/International Artist of the Year, the Interactive Artists of the Year, and the Achievement Award.

"It's one of those things that means a tremendous amount just because it is our home turf here in Saskatchewan," Ty Hunter said. "I think being there on the weekend, it was a recognition of how grateful we're for our community, locally and provincially."