Cooper Douglas

Southwest musician headed to Kansas City to connect with folk music leaders.

Leader's Berk Jodoin made the trip to Kansas City, a place known for their jazz, with his daughter Milly. The two were introduced to a brand-new world of music with artists from all over the world gathering in one place.

"I watched a band from Sweden--they were a string band and were playing instruments I had never seen before," Jodin said. "It sounded fantastic, but I had to ask them what their instruments were called."

Follow along on their Facebook page until Christmas Eve, as the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is sharing safety tips through their "12 Days of Holiday" Safety campaign.

Some of the tips are centered around personal safety when it comes to the winter, but others have to do with fire hazards specifically.

Back in October word was received from Leader musician Berk Jodoin himself as he wanted to share the upcoming release of his song 'The Sailor' that debuted a few weeks back now on November 4th. Also included in Jodoin's email was the fact that his song 'Half Breed' earned him a nomination for next year's Canadian Folk Music Awards taking place in Vancouver, BC.

Beginning next week, the Government of Saskatchewan will undertake a targeted healthcare recruitment mission to Manila, Philippines to actively promote Saskatchewan's healthcare employment opportunities. This news was announced by Minister of Health Paul Merriman back on November 7th. 

Last week, an announcement was made regarding Invasive Species Framework in Saskatchewan.

According to the release, the Ministries of Environment and Agriculture are pleased to release their new plan to help manage the threat and impact of invasive species in Saskatchewan, such as purple loosestrife, zebra mussels and mountain pine beetles. 

Official as of yesterday at the local Biggar and District Health Centre, 24/7 emergency services were restored for people in and around the West Central community. This was only made possible by the recruitment of 4 Registered Nurses.

The recent announcement came courtesy of the office of Biggar-Sask Valley MLA Randy Weekes through an email, as the Member himself filmed this special video posted to his Facebook announcing the long awaited return of emergency services to Biggar: