Scott Boulton

The newly-elected Saskatchewan NDP leader started off her first week in the position by beginning a tour around the province.

Carla Beck's first stop was here in the southeast, meeting business owners in the livestock industry at a ranch near Roche Percee.

At the event, Beck branded cattle and observed some of the best practices for livestock being put into practice on the farm.

The tour is part of a strategy that began during her campaign for party leader, to get out and meet people in Saskatchewan.

The new leader of the Saskatchewan NDP is looking to get out and socialize with communities across the province.

Carla Beck won the party's leadership convention over the weekend, bringing in 68% of the vote.

Now she's getting ready for the Building To Win tour where she and her caucus will visit areas across Saskatchewan.

Beck says that as the new leader she's looking forward to visiting areas she hasn't been to in a long time.

SaskEnergy's Tune-Up Assistance Program is entering its fifth year after it began June 13, providing Saskatchewan homeowners with a cheap way to keep their furnaces running.

The program lets certain homeowners apply for the program that will let them get a free tune-up, as well as other items from SaskEnergy.

Media Relations Manager Brian Miller explains some of the limitations to who can apply:

Saskatchewan filmmakers were recently invited to a training program, the National Screen Institute’s Crew Training For The TV + Film Industry, being presented by Creative Canada.

The training focused on giving those filmmakers an idea of how productions usually run in other provinces on larger sets, over the course of six days.

Curtis McGillivray, a filmmaker who's currently headquartered in Regina but is originally from the southeast, says the experience was quite useful.

It gave him insight into production processes that don't come up in Saskatchewan as often.

SaskEnergy's Tune-Up Assistance Program is entering its fifth year after it began June 13, providing Saskatchewan homeowners with a cheap way to keep their furnaces running.

The program lets certain homeowners apply for the program that will let them get a free tune-up, as well as other items from SaskEnergy.

Media Relations Manager Brian Miller explains some of the limitations to who can apply:

SaskEnergy's Tune-Up Assistance Program is entering its fifth year after it began June 13, providing Saskatchewan homeowners with a cheap way to keep their furnaces running.

The program lets certain homeowners apply for the program that will let them get a free tune-up, as well as other items from SaskEnergy.

Media Relations Manager Brian Miller explains some of the limitations to who can apply:

The Saskatchewan NDP is putting forward a proposal to help ease the pain that higher gas prices have inflicted on the province's residents.

That would include a 1% profit surcharge on oil and gas as well as the potash industries, which have recently come under a strong windfall.

It would end up paying for a dual $125 million rebate for Saskatchewan residents, which comes out to around $105 per person, and another $125 million to repeal the upcoming PST amendments.

Gas prices are often a sore spot for consumers, especially those who need to drive their vehicle for work, school, or running errands.

While there's not much the average citizen can do to bring the price at the pumps down, they can find ways to make their cars use less of the stuff.

Fuel efficiency is an important metric when you go to buy a car, but that can be changed both positively and negatively based on your driving habits.

Christine Niemczyk, the communications manager for CAA gave some of her top tips for raising the fuel efficiency of your vehicle:

Gas prices can be painful, especially for long trips, but there are steps you can take to bring that cost down.

While there's not much the average person can do to bring the price at the pumps down, they can find ways to make their cars use less of the stuff.

Fuel efficiency is an important metric when you go to buy a car, but that can be changed both positively and negatively based on your driving habits.

Gas prices are often a sore spot for consumers, especially those who need to drive their vehicle for work, school, or running errands.

While there's not much the average citizen can do to bring the price at the pumps down, they can find ways to make their cars use less of the stuff.

Fuel efficiency is an important metric when you go to buy a car, but that can be changed both positively and negatively based on your driving habits.

Christine Niemczyk, the communications manager for CAA gave some of her top tips for raising the fuel efficiency of your vehicle: