Marna McManus

Online learning this fall has become streamlined at the provincial level, through the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre.

CEO Darren Gasper said the registration is still coming in and likely will continue to do so in the coming weeks.

Online learning this fall has become streamlined at the provincial level, through the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre.

CEO Darren Gasper said the registration is still coming in and likely will continue to do so in the coming weeks.

Online learning this fall has become streamlined at the provincial level, through the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre.

CEO Darren Gasper said the registration is still coming in and likely will continue to do so in the coming weeks.

With their annual Cornhole Tournament on Saturday, the final planned parkwide events of the season have wrapped up as of this past weekend for Mainprize Regional Park.

Park Manager Michelle Walsh said they have nothing planned for the long weekend, but part of the reason is that many of their park staff are university students who are returning to classes.

Bats are a valuable part of the ecosystem as they are crucial aerial insectivores, and they even protect crops and gardens from pests. However, a fungal 'white nose syndrome' is devastating to a whole roost of bats during hibernation. This is why researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are working on the conservation of two endangered bat species, the little brown bats and the northern myotis bats.

Bats are a valuable part of the ecosystem as they are crucial aerial insectivores, and they even protect crops and gardens from pests. However, a fungal 'white nose syndrome' is devastating to a whole roost of bats during hibernation. This is why researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are working on the conservation of two endangered bat species, the little brown bats and the northern myotis bats.

Bats are a valuable part of the ecosystem as they are crucial aerial insectivores, and they even protect crops and gardens from pests. However, a fungal 'white nose syndrome' is devastating to a whole roost of bats during hibernation. This is why researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are working on the conservation of two endangered bat species, the little brown bats and the northern myotis bats.

As always, it was a packed long weekend at parks in Saskatchewan, with overnight campers in overflow spots at both Nickle Lake and Mainprize Park.

"We've been very fortunate that our July and August long weekends were completely full," said Mainprize Regional Park Manager Michelle Walsh. ''We've had some extremely great weather out here this summer. I know it's been a little bit dry, but it's been great weather for people to hang out outside, just enjoying the outdoors."

Some support is being offered by the Water Security Agency for farmers and ranchers experiencing drought conditions.

Rain in July was not a common occurrence, which has created a number of challenges for producers. 

The announcement was made yesterday that the WSA will make water and vacant land available to support these farmers and ranchers who are dealing with the issues associated with drought.

When one thinks of biting flies, the first thing that usually comes to mind is horse flies. However, there are a number of different families of blood-sucking flies, and, in fact, around one million species of 'obligate blood-feeders' can be found worldwide.

This is according to Dr. James Tansey, the Provincial Insect and Vertebrate Pest Management Specialist for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture.