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I RESEMBLE THAT REMARK
Saskatchewan First Nations shocked by municipalities’ self-defence resolution.
Honey, I Finished The Blizzard
The province experienced a bit of wind the other day.
Taken near Frobisher.
Chilled Relations
The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) has passed a resolution to oust Maple Creek from the province. (h/t Ken)
World Juniors Open Thread
I’m not a hockey fan, but I’m sure some of you are.
Go Canada!
It’s Cold And Windy In This Place I Live
I Amuse Myself
Two solutions in one: How Saskatchewan can opt out of a Liberal #carbontax grab AND get resources to international market. pic.twitter.com/mpcv1ZcP18
— Katewerk (@katewerk) December 12, 2016
Firewall
Mtg w/PM & Premiers on climate chg is over. SK concerns on impacts of natl carbon tax on our econ not addressed so we did not sign agreement pic.twitter.com/tv1D6Xletv
— Brad Wall (@PremierBradWall) December 10, 2016
Mel Grimes Changed The Landscape
Source: Saskatoon Star Phoenix And Regina Leader Post “Winding Down”
SDA Exclusive. The two will be going to a province wide newspaper on first of January, 2017.
Per my source – CBC had the story of eight jobs disappearing in the Leader Post, but the word is that Les McPherson, Cam Fuller and some other senior SP people are being bought out and will be done.
Developing…
Saskatoon Civic Election
North Saskatoon Business Association’s questionnaire to the candidates.
Based on a cursory look at the answers provided by the candidates for Mayor, Atch or Moore seem to represent the right of centre, Clark is left and Hein seems to be laissez-faire.
Reading Clark’s answers to questions from a business organization should be required reading for the Ralph Goodale School of Bafflegab.
Signalling.
Spending cuts coming, a deficit too in tomorrows budget.
Saskatchewan Throne Speech
Interesting framing.
Pollspotting!
“Would you support the sale of SaskTel?“
It’s two votes in one! Regina and Saskatoon.
Reader Tips
With the sad passing of one of Saskatchewan’s best known sons, we at SDA bring you this tip to achieving hamburger perfection every time!
Your best loved Polka music memories are welcome in the comments.
A Winning Campaign
And two more make four.
Not to mention a new campaign manager.
There Goes The Narrative!
Vancouver Observer, March 10th – Homeless Saskatchewan man given one-way bus ticket hopes for new life in B.C.
Two homeless Saskatchewan men who say they were given one-way bus tickets to British Columbia have arrived in Vancouver.
Charles Neil-Curly, 23, has been homeless for about five months and living in a North Battleford, Sask. shelter, but he says the province cut his funding, forcing him to find somewhere else to go.
Neil-Curly says he asked for a ticket to B.C. and was on a bus later that night with his friend from the shelter, 21-year-old Jeremy Roy.
The pair reportedly received the tickets from a worker with the provincial government and Saskatchewan Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer says the case is being reviewed by her department.
Workers from a local shelter were on hand to welcome Neil-Curly and Roy when they arrived at the Vancouver bus station Wednesday, offering them a place to stay.
“I hope Saskatchewan learns from this and says we’ve got to invest in our social services and get people the best care to get them on their feet again, not push it off and hope fate will take care of them.”
And now we get the rest of the story … Man given 1-way ticket to B.C. wanted in Saskatchewan courts
And then some.
Pollspotting!
CTV Regina: Should homeless people be given bus tickets to return home or for employment opportunities?
Time For Choosing, British Columbia
Buzzkill
As Evidence Points Away From Neonics As Driver, Pressure Builds To Rethink Ban
If bee health problems were critical in Canada, they would certainly have surfaced in the country’s 19 million acres of canola farms, which are mostly in the west. Beekeepers who forage their bees in the canola fields, where neonics are used far more heavily than on Ontario and Quebec farms, say their hives are generally thriving. Apart from a single, ambiguous case, there have been no reports of bee kills attributable to neonics in all of western Canada in recent years.