The clock is ticking on the countdown to a New Year, and SGI has its own countdown launched. The insurer is counting down the 10 ways you can make sure you and your loved ones get home safe this New Year’s Eve.  

10. Make a plan. ✅ You’ve got options and taking the time to decide before you hit the town can help everyone relax and enjoy the evening.  

9. Take the bus. In Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Moose Jaw, you can ride the bus for free on New Years’s Eve.  Any bus can be a party bus if you have the right attitude.  🚌 🎉 

8. Hail a cab. 🚕 

On December 24, 2023 at approximately 3:43 p.m., Nipawin RCMP received a report of a male suffering from a gunshot wound on 1st Ave West in Nipawin.

Officers immediately responded. An adult male was taken to hospital with injuries described as serious in nature.

Local businesses win big at the Mark of Excellence Awards

Chainsaw Carving Festival packs them in once again at Manitou Beach

The final award in the SHSAA’s calendar for the year is a big one, bestowed on a tireless community volunteer in recognition of his decades of dedication to amateur sports.  

Human trafficking on the rise in Saskatchewan, Canada: RCMP

Saskatchewan RCMP are shedding more light on the issue and crime of human trafficking after a disturbing case surfaced in the province last week.

For the final pairing for our recipients of the Horizon Central Athletic Association Recognition Awards, we welcome Luke Strueby of Wakaw School and Chad Hofmann of Muenster School. The HCAA recognizes the varied contributions of the eight individuals receiving this year’s award for the immeasurable, valuable, and selfless service provided to students and student-athletes in their own communities and in the association. In a recognition series, we’ll meet a pair of them each day. 

Luke Strueby (Wakaw School)  

Dave and JoAnn Doepker of Sobeys receive national award for inclusive employment

In a release on December 19, the Saskatchewan Health Authority and the Ministry of Health outlined progress on several measures intended to improve capacity to Saskatoon hospitals as part of its 30-day update on the Saskatoon Capacity Pressure Action Plan (SCPAP). 

The town of Watrous is one of eight communities next on the list for SaskTel’s infiNET service. The high-speed internet service is set to launch in Canora, Carlyle, Carrot River, Fort Qu’Appelle, Hudson Bay, Kamsack, and Lumsden as well. Part of the Crown corporation’s $200 million Rural Fibre Initiative, SaskTel’s infiNET service allows customers to access the latest digital tools and technologies to socialize, learn, pursue economic opportunities, and connect to healthcare and other government services, states a release from the providers.