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With overnight now in the double digits, many gardeners are hoping to get their greenhouse treasures into the ground. 

According to local garden guru and Sask Polytech’s Ag and Food Production Program Head Sherri Roberts, the process of 'hardening' can ensure those sheltered plants thrive. She said it's akin to how humans acclimate ourselves to summer, when temperatures get warmer than we are used to experiencing.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will assume operation of the Outlook Medical Clinic beginning June 1, following a new agreement signed with local municipalities.

The SHA said the transition will ensure continued access to integrated, team-based care for residents of Outlook and surrounding communities. Patients will see no disruption in service and will continue to be supported by their existing physician and care team.

As Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre argues the government's plan to speed up key infrastructure projects doesn't go far enough, some Indigenous leaders are accusing Ottawa of not giving them enough time to weigh in.

The government is developing a bill to fast-track what it calls nation-building projects with a streamlined regulatory approval process as a substitute for reviews under the Impact Assessment Act, also known as C-69.

While the federal government and cities across Canada are making strides on expanding the housing supply, the provinces still need to get serious about building quality homes, a new report released Thursday argues.

No province earned a grade higher than C+ in the report assembled by the Task Force for Housing and Climate, a non-governmental body that was struck in 2023 with backing from the philanthropic Clean Economy Fund.

The task force's "report card" evaluated governments based on their policies for building homes quickly and sustainably.

Local producers are in the homestretch as the majority of seeds are in the ground. Despite significant rainfall affecting much of the southeast, agrologist Edgar Hammermeister predicts all farmers to have wrapped up seeding operations by the end of the weekend. 

“The seeding operations are nearing completion. [The percentage] will be in the mid-upper 90’s, I'm sure. We've had a good number of days since the big rain event that hit the southeast, and farmers, once field conditions were good to go, they've been hard at it.” 

Saskatchewan is stepping up its role in Canada’s nuclear energy sector as the University of Saskatchewan hosts a prestigious international training program this week.

The Canadian National Nuclear Energy Management School (NEMS), a two-week intensive offered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is being held outside Ontario for the first time. The program runs from May 26 to June 6 at the university’s Saskatoon campus.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways has shared some additional information on the recent breakdowns at the Riverhurst Ferry. 

Back on May 17, staff at the Ferry noticed an issue with the underwater cable, a single day after it opened for the season. This issue required the cable to be replaced. However, due to fraying, the cable got stuck on the bottom of Lake Diefenbaker. 

While most plants need to be planted at the same depth of the packaging, tomatoes are the one exception.

According to local garden guru and Sask Polytech’s Ag and Food Production Program Head Sherri Roberts, everything else brought home from a nursery needs to be planted at the same depth as it is in its container.

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has revised its ongoing provincial fire ban to prohibit the use of All Terrain Vehicles (ATVS) and Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTVS) on all vacant Crown Land, the provincial forest, including the Northern Saskatchewan Administrative District and all provincial parks located within the provincial forest.

The revision came into effect at 5 p.m. on May 29, and joins bans of open fires, controlled burns and fireworks within the designated boundary.

The kind-hearted, generous, and friendly people of Moose Jaw are recognized every month as 'Notoriously Good Neighbours' by the City of Moose Jaw and the Moose Jaw & District Chamber of Commerce and given a token of gratitude for their positive contributions to our community.

This month, Marie and Jeff Seida are being recognized for embodying the values for which the award was created.