Although the federal government is guaranteeing $11.7 billion in equalization payments for Canadians in 2007-08, the province of Saskatchewan will receive nothing.
“The federal government is guaranteeing these payments to help the provinces budget for the year,” Provincial Finance Minister Andrew Thomson said. “They are guaranteeing $11.7 billion in total, including $1.7 billion to Manitoba. They are hon-ouring the Atlantic Accords for Newfoundland Labrador and Nova Scotia, yet they will not guarantee that they will meet their commitment for $800 million to Saskatchewan.”
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, says the federal government is committed to providing Western grain farmers with a choice in the way they market their grain.
The Crown has filed a Direct Indictment in the case of R. v. Peter Robert Whitmore.
“A step like this is not common in Saskatchewan and the Crown did not take it lightly in this case,” Crown Prosecutor Anthony Gerein said.
The commercial for the Volkswagen Polo, filmed at Kipling last month, has hit the airwaves on Spanish television. The 30-second commercial, with English-language voice-over by our own Nolan Hubbard, features Kyle MacDonald’s red paper clip trades. Since the Polo is not marketed in North America,the commercial will not be seen here. However, it can be viewed at www.oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com. PHOTO: Filming at Kipling. From oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com
A benefit hockey game is being held this Sunday for the family of the 10-year-old Saskatchewan boy who was allegedly abducted this past summer by Peter Whitmore.
Due to a court ordered publication ban on the incident, the family cannot be identified.
Government has approved a system-wide average rate increase of 4.3 per cent for SaskPower customers, effective February 1, 2007. The increase was recommended by the Sask-atchewan Rate Review Panel in its report to government on January 11.
It was a record-breaking year in Saskatchewan for jobs, with 2006 marking an all-time high for employment levels.
Year-end job numbers released in the Statistics Canada Labour Force Report show 491,600 people were employed in the province in 2006, breaking the previous record of 483,500 set in 2005 (seasonally unadjusted). This is the fourth year in a row the province has set annual job records.
Kennedy Langbank School has adopted a new t-shirt design to express its school and community spirit. Our “models” cannot be named due to Privacy Act limitations. Eleven schools in Prairie Valley School Division, including Kennedy-Langbank and Glenavon Schools, are currently under review. Public meetings “seeking public input into the review” are scheduled for Monday, January 29 in Kennedy and Tuesday, January 30 in Glenavon. Both begin at 7 p.m. and will take place in the respective school gyms.
The Government of Saskatchewan has unveiled a marketing campaign directly aimed at convincing Alberta residents to move to, or move back to, Saskatchewan.
“Our province’s unprecedented economic prosperity has created an unprecedented number of career opportunities,” Industry and Resources Minister Eric Cline said on behalf of Advanced Education and Employment Minister Pat Atkinson.
The Good Spirit Regional Economic Development Authority (REDA) is moving forward on a project aimed at attracting out-of-province retirement-ready people to all-season vacation properties in east central Saskatchewan.
“I commend the Good Spirit REDA for their innovation and action in promoting their region and our province,” Deputy Premier and Regional Economic and Co-operative Development Minister Clay Serby said. “Past out-of-province investment attraction initiatives this REDA has been involved in, such as the Last Cattle Frontier initiative, have been very successful.”
In February 2006, a REDA-hosted tourism business development workshop spurred discussion on encouraging “American Sunbirds” to purchase or rent vacation property in the region. Following positive encouragement to further investigate the opportunity, the REDA hired a marketing consultant to undertake a feasibility study on the concept.
Due to an increasing Canadian dollar and the high cost of promoting the region to a U.S. market, the study’s focus was re-directed toward baby boomers, retirees and expatriates living in Alberta - who still have roots in the province and are more familiar with what Saskatchewan has to offer.
“This region’s affordable living and desirable amenities, combined with Alberta’s increased wealth and fewer opportunities to purchase local all-season vacation properties there, have Alberta buyers highly interested in Saskatchewan property, opening the doors for developers here,” Good Spirit REDA manager Gordon Bulmer said. “Our next step is to bring local stakeholders, developers and property owners together to push this to the next level – the marketing phase.”
REDAs are the Province’s primary partner for economic development. The authorities receive cost-shared funding, training and mentorship support from the Department of Regional Economic and Co-operative Development.
The Gateway Integrated Ethanol-Feedlot Facility Committee held a public information meeting at Kipling in early January.
The committee is proposing a 20 million litre (annual) production facility along with a 20,000 head cattle feedlot be constructed in a yet-to-be determined location.
Prairie Valley School Division can preach all they want about what is best for the children. Busing more students greater distances is not.
They can argue (and with the blessing of the Province) that it is more cost-effective to teach to larger classes. We have yet to be convinced that the multiple consolidation of school divisions is saving us money. We suspect that it is instead being diverted (guess where).
Dear Editor,
As the chairman of the Glenavon Local School Board, news of a possible grade discontinuance or closure unfortunately does not put me on unfamiliar ground. In fact since joining the board this will be the third time our community has faced the challenge of defending is viability. For the most part the story is the same but once again the faces of the messenger have changed.
I believe that Kennedy Langbank School (KLS) even being on the review list is crazy. If you look at our drop out rates and success stories it is obvious that small classes do work, and prove themselves to be just as good if not better than large classes. I also don’t have to tell you the effects of a school closure will have on Kennedy and Langbank. Every community on the review list will be making that point. Instead I am going to tell you some facts and what Kennedy and Langbank has coming its way.
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