Our Provencial neighbor to the north is also Canda’s leading food exporter. Saskatchewan exports more than $15 billion (Canadian dollars) in agriculture and agri-food products.
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The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency issued their first flood forecast of the year this week. The prognosis: the Souris River basin in Canada seems likely to have below normal runoff in the spring of 2016. The forecast assumes average amounts of precipitation over the next three months. Also included in the report was a survey
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Winnipeg city council members heard the details on a program to implement curbside organic waste pickup in the City. But the cost of the program has leaders concerned that it would hike already high water and sewer bills.
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While in Minot we’re redrawing our school attendance lines to reduce the dependence on portable classrooms, in Winnipeg they’re working to figure out how to make those classrooms actually portable. It seems red tape has made them almost impossible to move.
Read & Share sourced from: Winnipeg Free PressWe may be American’s, we may be Canadians, but more and more we are all a part of a global community. In the video below, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shares his thoughts on the value and manner in which he thinks of diversity. It is intelligent commentary and worth the watch. // Justin Trudeau
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The province of Manitoba is looking to kickstart the brewing and distilling industries. So much so, they’re starting a loan program to help new start-ups purchase equipment.
Read & Share sourced from: Winnipeg Free PressA report commissioned by Manitoba warns flood protection in the province has dozens of significant weaknesses and needs $1 billion in spending.
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The weather pattern has shifted slightly here in North Dakota leaving less haze on the horizon, but in Northern Saskatchewan, the fight against the fires is still gearing up. Get the details in this AP article published on the Bismarck Tribune.
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The Tale of a Town is a national Canadian project to memorialize ‘Main Street’. And it’s using the art of storytelling and performances to capture the peoples’ recollections of Regina’s downtown through the years.
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July 1 is Canada day, the Canadian version of the Fourth of July. And because the rest of our country thinks we’re Canadian already, it seemed appropriate to tip our hat and acknowledge our northerly neighbors. In honor, here’s some commentary on Canada from Quartz.
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With the strong American dollar and partial rebound in U.S. real estate prices, Canadian snowbirds are coming back to the cold, selling homes they acquired following the U.S. housing meltdown.
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I disagree with the primary tenet of this title; I didn’t write it either. But if you’re Canadian and want to laugh and think a little about what makes Canada Canadian, one journalist thinks it’s an intentionally crafted national identity of carefully cultivated boringness.
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Know the laws of the country you’re visiting before you go. For two Saskatchewan travelers, the learning curve is steep; they’re blamed with angering a mountain spirit and causing an earthquake because of a picture taken atop the mountain. They were not naked by our standards.
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Rather than continue to grow out, forcing the construction of new roads and infrastructure, the City of Regina is making a conscious effort to expand housing from within the existing city. They’re calling the concept ‘infill housing’ and they’re looking for ways to incentivize the behavior.
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In Alberta, private insurers have figured out how to provide flood insurance using technology that allows them to assess the risk for each individual property. Get the breakdown on coverage amounts and costs in this article from the Calgary Herald.
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In Canada, Native Americans are referred to as ‘First Nations’, and the challenges within these communities are the same. In 2010, Canada made a point of improving reading and writing skills among First Nations with a new program and the results are impressive.
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