Advocates say Sask. minimum wage increase isn't enough to combat poverty
Advocates are saying the minimum wage increase in Saskatchewan is not enough, adding many in the province still struggles with poverty.
Source: globalnews.ca
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City of Regina works toward implementing curbside organic waste pickup
The City of Regina is making plans to start residential organic waste pickup services, possibly as early as August for some residents.
Source: cbc.ca
Advocates calling for full cost of utilities to be covered by social assistance
People living on the streets have become more visible in some Saskatchewan neighbourhoods. Advocates believe one contributing factor are changes to the Saskatchewan Income Support program known as SIS.
Source: regina.ctvnews.ca
'We need a new program': Poverty advocate sees SIS problems in auditor's report
The problems with the Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) program outlined this week in the provincial auditor's...
Source: cjme.com
Sask. auditor finds 60% of calls to income support line are ignored
Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Social Services had more than 60 per cent of the more than 255,000 calls to its SIS phone line go unanswered over a six-month period, the province’s auditor says in her 2023 report.
Source: regina.ctvnews.ca