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Aquatic invasive species (AIS) are plants, animals and invertebrates that enter ecosystems where they dont occur naturally. These species disrupt the ecosystem, and can damage aquatic habitat, fisheries, valuable recreational resources and important power generation and water infrastructure. Once established in a waterbody, AIS can be impossible to eliminate, and cost millions of dollars each year to manage. Examples include zebra mussels, Prussian carp, flowering rush and the spiny waterflea....

Prince Albert Daily Herald (File photo/Jayda Taylor) On May 6 Jim Carr, the Government of Canada’s Special Representative for the Prairies, on behalf of Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Saskatchewan’s Government Relations Minister Don McMorris, announced more than $50.2 million in joint funding for 55 infrastructure projects across the province. The projects are funded under the new COVID-19 Resilience Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Pro...

Prince Albert Daily Herald Zebra mussels on a pier/Government of Saskatchewan This week (May 9 to 15) is Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week, and the province recognizes it as a time to highlight invasive species and the important role the public can play to protect our province’s waterbodies from this significant threat. “We have only to look to neighbouring provinces and states to see the devastating impact that aquatic invasive species can have, ecologically and economically,” En...

WHL 2020-21 Standings FacebookTwitterEmail 14 y _ clinched division title; Note: Depending upon number of postponed or cancelled games, teams will be ranked at conclusion of season based upon winning percentage (schedule subject to change); Winning team receives two points; a team losing in overtime or shootout receives one, which is registered in the OTL or SOL column. Saturdays results

Royals intensity too much for lackadaisical Cougars SHARE ON: (Photo credit Paige Bednorz) The Prince George Cougars might want to show up an hour earlier than normal the next time they line up against the Victoria Royals. Another slow start for the Cats proved costly on Saturday as they fell 2-1 in Kelowna to the BC Division’s last place team for a third time this season. Cougars Head Coach and General Manager Mark Lamb didn’t mince words on the lackadaisical effort. “We played the same...

Chris Mast/Everett Silvertips Calgary, Alta. – For the fourth time in five seasons, the Everett Silvertips are WHL U.S. Division Champions. The presentation of the WHL U.S. Division Championship Trophy represents an unprecedented campaign in the U.S. Division, which included rigorous protocols to ensure the health and safety of all players, staff and officials involved. Ongoing testing for COVID-19 was conducted with a total of 4,103 tests for COVID-19 revealing only tw...

  SWIFT CURRENT -- More than 30 wooden grave markers have been replaced with permanent headstones at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Swift Current. The wooden crosses were put up the by the local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion over the years in a section of the cemetery known as the “Field of Honour” for soldiers without an official military marker, many of them from veterans of WWI and WWII. “The wooden crosses were put in place where there was no marker for a deceased veteran,�...

Share this article Share this article REGINA, SK, May 6, 2021 /CNW/ - Canadians everywhere have felt the impact of COVID-19 on their families, their livelihoods, and their way of life. Canada and Saskatchewan have worked together to ensure health and safety, support families and businesses, and sustain local economies. Investments in infrastructure during this extraordinary time provide an opportunity to enhance citizens quality of life and meet the needs of growing communities while creating ...

Article content Some reading this article may know me well. I grew up in Saskatoon, did my undergraduate degree at the University of Saskatchewan, worked for several years in Regina for a former premier of Saskatchewan and later as an intergovernmental relations specialist. My parents and sister live in Saskatchewan, and I return to the north every summer with my daughters to reconnect with the land and waters. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Op...

Saskatchewan is providing $340,000 in funding to key community partners to help improve services for residents who need mental health support. Three Saskatchewan branch offices of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) will receive one-time payments from the Saskatchewan Health Authority for facility and equipment upgrades.  These investments will play an essential role in providing better mental health supports for those in need. "It is vitally important that key community organizat...