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The Grain Growers of Canada executive director Kyle Larkin has been on the road this week driving from Winnipeg to Calgary as part of the GGC's Summer Tour.

The tour kicked off on Monday, when he visited Doug Martin's farm at East Selkirk, Manitoba with MP Kevin Lamoureux.

"We discussed a number of issues, including the Capital Gains Tax increase, the carbon tax, potential rail strike. You know, there's a lot of issues out there right now impacting grain farmers and we're just here to raise awareness of them over the summer."

One of two raging, wind-whipped wildfires bearing down on the historic Jasper townsite reached its southern outskirts early Wednesday night as a last-ditch attempt to reroute it failed.

Around the same time, all first responders were ordered out of Jasper National Park for their safety and to give fire crews more room to operate.

Firefighters remained in the town to douse spot fires and maintain sprinkler lines. Everyone else was reminded to get out.

On Sunday, July 21, Prince Albert RCMP received reported a suspicious vehicle in the RM of Garden River.  

Officers were able to locate the suspect vehicle on Highway #302 and attempted a vehicle stop. The vehicle did not stop and fled towards Prince Albert. Officers did not pursue the vehicle due to safety reasons. 

Action continued in Lloydminster at the 2024 Saskatchewan Summer Games on Day 2 on Tuesday. 

Soccer  

Prairie Central split their two games on Tuesday. 

Playoff L 2-0 to Regina 

Placement W 4-0 over South West 

On Tuesday, the Canadian Grain Commission revoked the grain dealer licence of LSM Grain Ltd. in Saskatoon.

Grain farmers in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta may be owed money by this company for grain deliveries.

According to the company's website they handle Organic and Conventional cereals, pulses and oilseeds.

Grain farmers who may be affected could be eligible for compensation through the CGC's Safeguards for Grain Farmers Program. 

The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate for a second consecutive time on Wednesday, but warned the path back to two per cent inflation may be uneven and would ultimately determine the pace of future rate cuts.

The central bank says its decision to lower its policy rate by a quarter percentage point was motivated by easing price pressures and weakening economic conditions.

Its key interest rate now stands at 4.5 per cent.

School might be out, but the determination of a new Provincial Collective Bargaining Agreement between teachers and the Saskatchewan Government is ongoing.  

Binding arbitration is being used to find a resolution around the class complexity-accountability framework and wages, with Saskatchewan teachers ending job action in June. 

The previous Collective Bargaining Agreement expired at the end of August 2023. 

Drowning Prevention Week in Saskatchewan is July 21-27. The provincial government has teamed with Saskatchewan’s Provincial Parks to encourage water safety at its sites. 

The City of Humboldt gave the nod to a temporary road closure for a first of a kind event coming to Humboldt this fall. 

The request came to City Council from the Humboldt Downtown Business Improvement District for a downtown street closure to accommodate its proposed Farm Day in the City event slated for October 6, 2024. The event will take place along 9th Street from the north side of 5th Avenue to the south side of 7th Avenue.