Estevan

Estevan City Council has tabled the rezoning bylaw for a proposed multi-unit development along Wellock Road, asking for more information and greater community engagement before moving forward.

Verity Developments and Essex Developments, partners on a proposed multi-unit housing project in The Meadows subdivision. Originally the zoning application was to re-zone the 25 R1 lots on Wellock Road to R4 and plan to build 7 buildings. The buildings are 12-plexes. 

Estevan Legion is launching its latest fundraising campaign to repair and maintain its building, and long-time member Larry Preddy is among the first to show support. Preddy recently donated $15,000.00 to the Legion’s roof fund, marking the kickoff of the community effort.

Harvest is rolling along smoothly for Kelly Ashworth and the crew at Ashworth Farm and Ranch near Oungre.

“We just finished the Durham up and had our lentils done a little earlier,” said Ashworth. “Just starting on canola now, so it’s rolling along.”

While some wet straw has slowed things down slightly, the grain itself has been coming off dry. “The straw is still quite wet. It seems dry in the grain, but it’s a little at the straw,” he explained. Even so, Ashworth said yields have been strong. “Yeah, they’re actually good. We don’t have any complaints.”

Motorcyclists gathered once again to ride for a cause in Stoughton, as the annual fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House Charity Saskatchewan rolled through the southeast.

Canada’s canola industry is expressing deep frustration over the federal government’s newly announced support package, saying it fails to meet the urgent needs of farmers and the broader value chain affected by the ongoing closure of the Chinese market.

While industry leaders welcomed the government’s attention to agriculture, they say the measures announced on Friday do not reflect the scale of the crisis.

The federal government says it plans to launch a public registry to keep Canadians in the loop on its growing use of artificial intelligence.

"We are seeing a lot more activity across departments and agencies," Stephen Burt, the government’s chief data officer, told The Canadian Press.

The federal government says it has found almost 500 ways to streamline regulations and cut costs following a 60-day red tape review exercise.

Departments and agencies have published reports identifying measures to make them more efficient and eliminate complicated or redundant regulations or processes.

Examples include a Canada Border Services Agency proposal to end the rule requiring that travellers arriving in Canada only on their way to another country, be examined by the agency before making their way to their departing flight.

The 42nd Annual Parent Child Tournament at TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club saw one of its biggest turnouts yet, with 79 teams taking part on Sunday, September 7. The event, which has been a long-standing tradition in Estevan, featured families of all ages enjoying a day on the course under warm and pleasant weather conditions.

A new poll suggests 44 per cent of Canadians want to see the temporary foreign worker program scrapped as the country grapples with high unemployment, especially among young people.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre recently proposed eliminating the program in response to high youth unemployment. The unemployment rate for people aged 15 to 24 hit 14.6 per cent nationally in July, according to Statistics Canada data.

Federal, provincial, and territorial agriculture ministers are gathered in Manitoba this week for critical discussions on the future of Canadian agriculture. The meetings, which wrap up Tuesday, come at a time when global trade disruptions, domestic infrastructure needs, and food security are top of mind for producers and policymakers alike.

Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Heath MacDonald says the meetings are an opportunity to listen to regional concerns and collaborate on national solutions.