Despite slow commutes and other winter frustrations, the 10 to 30 cm snowfall at the beginning of the month could contribute to a better growing season for local farmers and greenhouses.
Province
Tight budgets stressing Sask. teachers
Prairie Valley School Division released its new strategic plan for 2017-2020, last month, and with it comes some new targets for the teachers within the division.
City birder turned farmer takes on climate change
Framed by red velvet drapes at Indian Head’s Grand Theatre, microphone in hand, Jared Clarke plunges his free arm deep into imaginary ocean water in front of him. Deeper water is usually cold, he explains, and hurricanes lose energy when they stir it up.
Globetrotter Meili preps for third NDP race
The third time could be the charm for Dr. Ryan Meili as the 42-year-old physician takes his third shot at the leadership of the Saskatchewan NDP.
Fort Qu’Appelle’s food security issues being addressed with community Garden
Olivia Obey is excited to start growing her own food this spring in Fort Qu’Appelle’s new community garden. “For one thing it could feed a lot of people that need special foods that they can’t get because they can’t afford it,” said Obey. “So it means […]
Success with Nutrient Management
A Saskatchewan farmer and food advocate is encouraging farmers to use nutrient management to increase productivity and reduce environmental impact. Clinton Monchuk farms near Lanigan and is also the Executive Director of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan. He said nutrient management starts with knowing which nutrients […]
Moving to small towns bucks trend of city-living
Small towns. The friendly, peaceful and slower paced way of life. To many people, that way of life sounds like heaven, yet the population of many towns in Saskatchewan is in decline. There are still some people, though, who are willing to buck the trend […]
Sask student bus riders need to be Saskatchewan tough
It’s -45 C. Welcome to Saskatchewan. For Regina Public Schools that means buses aren’t running, though schools remain open. Locals joke that the schools themselves don’t close because they’re buit “Saskatchewan tough.”
