Saskatchewan gets 258 officers to combat crimes in rural areas
By Femi SHODUNKE CANADA: IN order to reduce crime in rural areas of Saskatchewan, the Province’s Justice Minister and Attorney General, Gordon Wyant, has announced the creation of the new Protection and Response Team (PRT). GatewayMail gathered that no fewer than 258 armed officers of the PRT would be given the power of arrest […]
Saskatchewan province earmarks $17m for road construction
By Femi SHODUNKE CANADA: SASKATCHEWAN government has commenced road construction that worth $17 million (N4.03 billion) in Southwest part of the province. The government, according to a release made available to GatewayMail, said the princely amount would be spent on paving, road maintenance, bridge work and culvert installations. “Investing in highway infrastructure is a […]
Saskatchewan polytechnic wins environment award
By Femi SHODUNKE CANADA: THE Saskatchewan Polytechnic Moose Jaw Campus has won the provincial BOMA Earth Award. The polytechnic won the award in the industrial office category for excellence in sustainable commercial building management. Several other publicly-owned buildings that qualified as finalists are Broadcast Place, Yorkton Central Vehicle Agency, North Battleford Mistasinihk Place, La […]
Saskatoon gets unit for specialized dementia treatment
By Femi SHODUNKE CANADA: THE government of Saskatchewan has provided opportunity for residents of the province within the central and northern health regions to have access to a second provincial specialized dementia assessment unit. GatewayMail learnt that the new, innovative unit has opened within Parkridge Centre in Saskatoon and will admit residents from the […]
Saskatchewan moves to allow non-lawyers practice in province
By Femi SHODUNKE CANADA: SASKATCHEWAN has taken major step to allow non-lawyers to provide some legal services to residents within the province. The government of Premier Brad Wall has set up a task team, which includes some experienced lawyers, legal professionals and members of the public, to look into ways to realise this new […]
Saskatchewan records steady job in April
By Olufemi SHODUNKE CANADA: SASKATCHEWAN’S Economy Minister, Jeremy Harrison, has expressed satisfaction that despite no job rise in April it has remained steady in the province. “We are still feeling the impact of low resource prices, but job numbers are steady with last year’s which is good news,” the Minister said. “Steady job numbers […]
Saskatchewan adds over 750 doctors to workforce in 10 years
By ‘Femi SHODUNKE CANADA: IN the last 10 years, no fewer than 750 new doctors have joined the health care sector of Saskatchewan Province. The development, which represented a leap of 44 percent in overall physicians practising in the province compared to 2007, has provided opportunity for residents to continue to benefit from better […]
