Category Archives: Newsletter Daily

Make it flow: Makwa water operator nominated for national award; inspires the next generation
The water looked weird to Melanie Kytwayhat. About six years ago, she was about to give her baby, then a toddler, a bath but her community of Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation was under a boil water advi...
Aug 16, 2024
Jasper residents should prepare for “intense” re-entry into townsite
Jasper residents who fled their homes more than three weeks ago were slowly making their way back to the town on Friday.More than 5,000 people had to leave as a massive wildfire in the national park t...
Aug 16, 2024

The Olive Tree gets extended funding from the government
The Olive Tree will get a one-time grant of $50,000 from The Government of Saskatchewan to expand its Homebase Outreach Program. According to a press release, the funding is provided through the Saska...
Aug 16, 2024

Three new beds added to treatment space in Pinehouse
An additional three beds have been added to the 12 already available at the Muskwa Lake Wellness Camp in Pinehouse. Winterization and building is done on the new cabins, according to a news release fr...
Aug 16, 2024
Saskatchewan saw first-ever case of H3N2v swine flu in July
It's a disease so rare, there have only been four recorded cases in Canada since 2005.One of those cases was detected in Saskatchewan last month. According to the province's latest Community Respirato...
Aug 16, 2024

Banning phones in school not a one-size-fits-all solution: U of S professor
Like most school superintendents across the province, Garette Tebay is waiting for more directive from the provincial government when it comes to the recently announced ban on cell phone use across K-...
Aug 16, 2024

New Addiction Treatment Centre opens in North Battleford
The City of North Battleford and the Provincial Government are celebrating the opening of a new Addiction Treatment Centre. Dignitaries including Mental Health and Addictions Minister Tim McLeod, Sask...
Aug 16, 2024

Smeaton WWII veteran receives highest honour of France
Earlier this week, the Saskatchewan Command and members from multiple Royal Canadian Legion branches came together in Prince Albert to honour 101-year-old Navy veteran Allan White. During the ceremony...
Aug 16, 2024

Island Falls power station expected to stay operational despite encroaching wildfire
With the edge of a wildfire within five kilometres of the Island Falls Hydroelectric Power Station, residents in the area of Sandy Bay and towards the Manitoba border will not have to worry about losi...
Aug 15, 2024

La Ronge fish fry billed as one of world's largest
It was a sight to behold in La Ronge on Wednesday as 1,500 pounds of fried and smoked fish were served to approximately 2,200 attendees. The massive fish fry, which is being billed as one of the large...
Aug 15, 2024