Steven Wilson

Farmers continue to make progress with seeding the 2023 crop but are still slightly behind their five-year average.  

In the most recent crop report, released by the provincial Ministry of Agriculture, farmers in the southeast indicated they had 94 per cent of the crop in the ground. This was up from 80 per cent the previous week, and just behind the five-year average of 97 per cent.  

A recent policy paper from Action Canada is pointing out some key recommendations for helping those who are living in community housing during incidents of extreme heat, similar to what is happening in southeast Saskatchewan right now. 

They are a common toy that children love. They are colourful, great for tactile play, can bounce and overall tend to bring out smiles from children of all ages. These are water beads, which are also known by the brand name of one manufacturer – Orbeez.  

When the mercury climbs above 32° in southern Saskatchewan and the overnight low is above 16°, Environment and Climate Change Canada issues a heat warning. These warnings, however, are not to just let people know that it is hot out. After all, just going outside you can tell that it is hot out. Instead, the warnings are issued because of the potential dangers of the heat. 

They are a common toy that children love. They are colourful, great for tactile play, can bounce, and overall tend to bring out smiles from children of all ages. These are water beads, which are also known by the brand name of one manufacturer – Orbeez.  

It was a project that started in 2017 at the University of Saskatchewan with a grant application. Six years later, and with a lot of hard work, the first-ever satellite built in Saskatchewan will be heading to space this week, and the southeast plays a huge role in the final product.  

Just weeks after Weyburn experienced a record-setting snowfall, another massive dose of precipitation is expected in the region over the next few days. 

Environment Canada is calling for upwards of 70 millimetres, or more, to fall on the Opportunity City by Sunday. 

"We're looking to amounts of 30-40 mills tonight and another 20-30 during the day tomorrow," explained Natalie Hasel, a meteorologist with Environment Canada. "We do have rain continuing on Friday night and Saturday before it finally clears later in the day Saturday, or the evening towards the nighttime."

The snow that we have seen in Estevan has been rather heavy, wet snow which can be quite heavy to move. When this sort of snow falls on the ground, trying to move it 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. 

It seems winter doesn’t want to let go in southern Saskatchewan. After a week of temperatures that accelerated the melt, Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Sunday advising a Colorado low will be sweeping through the region this week, bringing a significant amount of precipitation, particularly snow.  

The locations of the teams for the inaugural season of the Provincial Female Junior Hockey League were unveiled by Hockey Saskatchewan Wednesday. There will be five teams competing in the league that was first announced in December, which will start play in the 2023-24 season.