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By Mitchell Blair Apr 11, 2021 10:01 AM It is beginning to sound as if some activity will be happening on the Dewdney railyards that will connect downtown to the warehouse district. Talk of a new events centre and a ballpark have piqued the interest of the Regina Warehouse District who feel that economic activity will be a huge positive for them and the city as a whole. Executive Director Leasa Gibbons says there has been some work on the railyards, but it is work no one has really hear...

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has extended the COVID-19 vaccine Drive-Thru site in Yorkton. The clinic wil...

By Mitchell Blair Apr 10, 2021 5:15 PM Parts of east and east-central Saskatchewan including Yorkton, Melville, Nipawin, Melfort, Humboldt, Esterhazy and Hudson Bay are under a snowfall warning. Environment Canada says the first of a pair of low pressure systems will begin affecting southern Saskatchewan Saturday night  bringing significant precipitation to the northeastern grainbelt. Most areas will see a period of rain overnight or Sunday morning, but as temperatures cool, heavy snow...

Saskatchewan residents who are on income assistance will be able to continue buying bus passes at a discount. ...

Saskatchewan WInter Games looking for financial aid from city By Mitchell Blair Apr 10, 2021 2:32 PM The 2022 Saskatchewan Winter Games are scheduled to be held in Regina next February, but the event is having a tough time getting sponsors. During a meeting of Executive Committee this week, board chair Valerie Sluth said they have only found $75,000 in sponsorship and a deficit of $350,000 in budget planning. Sluth is asking the city for $100,000. $50,000 would be a grant coming out of ...

By Ryan Young Apr 5, 2021 6:53 PM A new court date has been set for one of three Yorkton residents, arrested in connection with a drug bust in the city. Last September, Yorkton Mounties raided a home, and seized a significant quantity of fentanyl. In Yorkton today (Mon), 52-year-old Leon Keshane had his matters adjourned until June 28th. His co-accused, 42-year old Christy McLean, was sentenced to prison time in January, while 18-year-old Myia Tovee is enrolled in Regina Drug Treatment ...

By Ryan Young 24 pop-up clinics in Manitoba will be reschedule due to a COVID-19 vaccine supply disruption. Moderna announced that over 28-thousand doses of their vaccine expected to arrive this week will not arrive until next week. Clinics scheduled between April 12th and 14th are being rescheduled including ones in Russell, Swan River, Dauphin, The Pas and Virden The province will be reaching out to affected people by phone, email and text to advise them of this change.

By Ryan Young The new Saskatchewanderer for 2021 is Felipe Gomez. In a news release, Gomez is touted as a musician, adventurer, educator and content creator. Gomez says he is excited to showcase the diversity of Saskatchewan through digital storytelling, and is “pumped to explore every corner of Saskatchewan, experiencing all this province has to offer.” The province says, in the same news release, Gomez “will find ways to safely showcase” what the province has to offer, ranging...

By Ryan Young April’s Traffic Safety Spotlight for SGI is speeding. According to the Crown Corporation, 454 people were injured and nine people died in vehicle accidents last year in Saskatchewan in relation to speeding. SGI’s Tyler McMurchy says the faster you go, the more expensive the potential ticket gets. “If you’re driving at 20 kilometres per hour (km/h) over the limit in a regular stretch of road, that will trigger a ticket of $190 and two safe driver recognition points,...

By Ryan Young Apr 5, 2021 7:02 PM The city of Humboldt and the Humboldt Broncos Memorial Committee have announced tribute projects that will honour the families and victims of the 2018 bus crash tragedy. The vision involves two aspects: a proposed tribute centre next to the Elgar Petersen Arena in Humboldt where the Broncos play their home games, and a permanent memorial at the site of the bus crash. A concept of the tribute centre revealed on Monday shows it would house an exhibit gall...