Estevan

At United Way Estevan's AGM, finances were discussed, including just how much went to member agencies over their 2024 period. That was read off by Angela Stepp, a senior manager from MNP, with the company putting together the report.

Stepp says that the report came back with good marks for the organization.

It was a long time coming for Isla, whose name was finally drawn after years of entering to win Classroom of the Month! We visited Mrs. Hanson’s 7A class at Spruce Ridge School and brought along a delicious feast from KFC Estevan and tasty treats from the Southern Plains Co-op.

Estevan Bible Camp is gearing up for this summer's camp season. Director of Operations at EBC, Shawn Bissonnette, says despite another three months before camp begins, registrations are near full. 

A nine-member team of educational superintendents and coordinators delivered a walk-through of data from the South East Cornerstone Public School Division during their March 25th board meeting. 

The Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division recently announced a new position introduced to their operations, Superintendent of Human Resources. Current Principal of St. Michael School in Weyburn, Sabrina Gulka, has been appointed to the role.  

Director of Education with the Holy Family RCSSD, Ken Sampson, explains the role encompasses all levels of responsibilities related to human resources, which has been previously managed by various personnel across the division. 

Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised Monday to get the federal government back into the business of home building, while Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives pitched a national energy corridor to fast-track approval of key infrastructure.

The New Democrats rolled out their own national project — a promise to help retrofit 3.3 million homes and pay for it by cutting supports for big oil and gas companies. 

“I called for my dad, and he came and looked, and it was like a scene out of a horror movie.” 

This is what Cohen Hildebrand said of the day his recovery from a routine tonsil and adenoid surgery suddenly went awry in the most unpredictable way. 

It’s a sequence of events etched into not only his memory, but also his family's.  

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is off to Europe, leading a provincial trade mission to the United Kingdom and Germany. The mission, which runs from March 28 to April 3, includes a stop at Hannover Messe, the world’s leading industrial trade fair focused on innovation, technology, and advanced manufacturing. Premier Moe is also scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the London Stock Exchange to promote Saskatchewan’s most recent $1 billion USD bond issuance. 

A southern Saskatchewan non-profit dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of wildlife is undertaking a mission to raise funds for the building of a new and much-needed wildlife rehabilitation clinic.

Last week, Salthaven West introduced a Matching Fundraiser, matching up $20,000 in donations until April 3, thanks to two anonymous donors.

Megan Lawrence, director of rehabilitation at Salthaven West, highlighted that after the campaign's initial announcement of matching up to $10,000, a second donor agreed to match another $10,000.

The weekend felt more like one in the middle of winter than the start of spring as freezing rain and temperatures dropped into the southeast. That was part of a larger system which brought snow to more northern areas of Saskatchewan, with the worst missing the southeast.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Justin Shelley talks about what we saw overhead on the weekend.