Steven Wilson

The Governments of Saskatchewan and Canada have announced an additional $405,000 investment to provide more mobile early learning opportunities for families in rural Saskatchewan with young children. This investment increases the total funding for KidsFirst Regional programming from $823,500 to $1.2 million in 2022-23. 

The cold and snow didn't slow down fire crews responding to a barn fire last week.

The RM of Swift Current Fire Department was called to a fire southeast of Swift Current last Wednesday. Upon arriving, they discovered a barn in a blaze. Working swiftly, they managed to beat back the burn and extinguish the inferno. 

While not present at the fire, Louis Cherpin, Fire Chief for the RM of Swift Current Fire Department, was delivered a complete account of what transpired from the first phone call to the last ember being smothered. 

The Accelerated Site Closure Program was launched by the province in June 2020, with the aim of helping get those in the oil and gas sector back into the field during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. With $400 million in funding provided by the federal government, it came with a deadline of March 15th, 2023. Any of the money not spent by the end of the program is to be remitted back to the federal government.  

The Accelerated Site Closure Program was launched by the province in June 2020, with the aim of helping get those in the oil and gas sector back into the field during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. With $400 million in funding provided by the federal government, it came with a deadline of March 15th, 2023. Any of the money not spent by the end of the program is to be remitted back to the federal government.  

The unemployment rate Saskatchewan in January according to numbers released from Statistics Canada was 4.3 percent, coming in below the national rate of 4.9 percent.  

“It’s almost unprecedented,” said Golden West business commentator Paul Martin. “When you get to 3 percent, economists will tell you that’s virtually an impossible number to reach.” 

“It’s going to feel a lot colder, mind you, after you know, we’ve been treated to the mild temperatures so far in February, but certainly nothing out of the ordinary for this time of year.” 

Those words from Terri Lang, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, as she described what we can expect later this week.  

Deep Earth Energy Production, or DEEP, is getting ready to build the first 100% naturally sourced geothermal power production facility in Canada. 

The latest job numbers from Statistics Canada were released Friday morning, and there was a slight increase in the unemployment rate in southeast Saskatchewan. 

The Water Security Agency released the preliminary runoff outlook Wednesday, detailing the projected snowmelt runoff across the province based on the conditions on February 1st. This projection is based on the conditions at freeze-up as well as the snowfall that has accumulated over the course of the winter.  

A small-town arena in southeast Saskatchewan is gaining worldwide attention thanks to its unique feature. Of course, it is a feature that is well-known in these parts – the stairs that lower down onto the ice at the rink in Lang. 

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