Steven Wilson

As the province comes out of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people find themselves on waitlists for a number of surgeries. The backlog was a result of elective surgeries being cancelled as a result of the pandemic, and the allocation of the resources needed for the surgeries to other areas.  

As the province comes out of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people find themselves on waitlists for a number of surgeries. The backlog was a result of elective surgeries being cancelled as a result of the pandemic, and the allocation of the resources needed for the surgeries to other areas.  

When it comes to success in golf, Rick Hallberg is no stranger to it. Coming into the Provincial Senior Men’s Championships in Estevan this week, he had won two of the previous three titles.  

After the opening two rounds, Tuesday and Wednesday, Hallberg found himself sitting in second place, four strokes back of the leader. He had his work cut out for him in the final round Thursday afternoon.  

White-nose syndrome, a fungal infection that poses a threat to several bat species in Saskatchewan, has been found in Grassland National Park. 

“This is disheartening news for us,” said Iga Stasiak, a provincial wildlife health specialist with the Ministry of Environment. “We expected that we likely would detect the fungus at some point. This is a fungal infection that has devastated bat populations across North America.” 

White-nose syndrome, a fungal infection that poses a threat to several bat species in Saskatchewan, has been found in Grassland National Park. 

“This is disheartening news for us,” said Iga Stasiak, a provincial wildlife health specialist with the Ministry of Environment. “We expected that we likely would detect the fungus at some point. This is a fungal infection that has devastated bat populations across North America.” 

White-nose syndrome, a fungal infection that poses a threat to several bat species in Saskatchewan, has been found in Grasslands National Park. The park is located around 270 kilometres southeast of Kindersley.

The heat wave in the province is helping SaskPower to set new records for summer demand this week. 

At 5:22 p.m. on Wednesday, the demand for electricity reached 3,551 megawatts. The previous record was 3,547 megawatts, set on June 30th of last year.  

The RCMP are again asking residents of the Weyburn area to check their properties for signs of 77-year-old Frances Gazeley. 

Gazeley was last seen in the Weyburn area, and the last someone spoke with her was on December 7. The search, which has been underway since then, has been focused in areas close to Weyburn, including Ceylon, Bengough, Minton, and Colgate. 

The Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show is just under a month away. 

After last year’s edition of the biennial show was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, preparations are ramping up for this year’s edition. Over two hundred exhibitors have already signed up for this year, but Monica Osborn with the show said there is room for a few more. 

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League has announced who its new commissioner is. Kyle McIntyre will be taking the helm of the league from outgoing Commissioner Bill Chow.