Steven Wilson

The Saskatchewan Party announced via social media Tuesday afternoon that four members of the party, all current members of the provincial cabinet, will not be seeking re-election this year.  

The release stated that Weyburn-Big Muddy MLA Dustin Duncan, Indian Head-Milestone MLA Don McMorris, Saskatoon Northwest MLA Gord Wyant, and Humboldt MLA Donna Harpauer will not be seeking to be re-elected.  

Each year, when the snow melts on the fields west of Estevan, social media lights up with images of one specific field. Lines, circles, semi-circles, and more, are carved into the prairie landscape, filled with water. The speculation of what these could be ranges from the occult, to bored farmers, to aliens.

In late October of last year, the Saskatchewan RCMP sounded the alarm due to a high number of fatal collisions on the highways in Saskatchewan. From September 1st to October 25th, there had been 22 fatal collisions, which averaged out to one every 2.5 days. Of those 22 collisions, six of them occurred in southeast Saskatchewan.  

The forecast for the weekend, and the beginning of next week, is calling for daytime highs to be above freezing, which will see a bit of a thaw happening in the sunshine. Then, in the evenings and overnights, temperatures are expected to fall back down below freezing. 

The freeze/thaw cycle can create some less-than-ideal driving conditions on the highways, which has the Officer in Charge of Traffic Services for the Saskatchewan RCMP, Superintendent Grant St. Germaine, providing some reminders for motorists. 

In late October of last year, the Saskatchewan RCMP sounded the alarm due to a high number of fatal collisions on the highways in Saskatchewan. From September 1st to October 25th, there had been 22 fatal collisions, which averaged out to one every 2.5 days. Of those 22 collisions, six of them occurred in southeast Saskatchewan.  

Earlier this week, Southeast College and the Petroleum Technology Research Centre signed a memorandum of understanding that is aimed at advancing renewable energy education and research in southern Saskatchewan.  

Tania Andrist is the Applied Research Lead Officer at the college. She explained the partnership is one of the latest the school’s Centre of Sustainable Innovation has reached since opening its doors in April.  

Over the weekend, the independent British Columbia Hockey League announced five teams from the Alberta Junior Hockey League would be joining for the 2024-25 season. The announcement the Blackfalds Bulldogs, Brooks Bandits, Okotoks Oilers, Sherwood Park Crusaders and Spruce Grove Saints would be leaving came as a surprise to most, especially the AJHL, who learned about the change through the media release from the BCHL. 

The move also sent ripples throughout Junior A hockey across Canada. 

Kyle McIntyre is the commissioner of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. 

With teachers in Saskatchewan set to stage a second one-day strike on Monday, the opposition NDP is calling on the Saskatchewan Party government to invest what needs to be invested in classrooms. 

After a long stretch without having to deal with much snow, the souhteast is now in the throes of winter with plenty of snow and cold. After that snow falls on the ground, trying to move it improperly can sometimes lead to serious injury or even a heart attack. 

The Heart & Stroke Foundation’s Doctor Steven Lear has a number of tips for those who will be out working to move the snow to prevent injury. 

From January 11th to 15th, the daytime high in Estevan stayed below -20°. This was the first time in more than five years there had been a stretch of five or more days of daytime highs that cold in January. The primary reason for the extreme cold, which prompted warnings, was a system to the northeast.