Manitoba Consides Replacing 80 Kilometers of Dike on the Assiniboine

The $245 million (canadian dollars) plan would replace existing dikes that are as much as a hundred years old and protect to flows up to 23,000 CFS. The article also outlines other flood protection projects being explored by the province.

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Pipelines, Pulses, and Cowboys… The Leader-Post Daily Roudup

Three stories worth passing along from Regina’s Leader-Post. Oil boom triggering cowboy shortage on Prairies: Our appetite for oil is leading to higher prices for the burgers we so love. Wall blasts Ont., Que. for pipeline ‘conditions’: Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall calls conditions set by Ontario and Quebec Premiers as ‘out of line’. The issue at

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Assiniboine Water Conference in Regina

The floods of 2011 and 2014 have created a new urgency in developing a comprehensive plan for managing the Assiniboine river and it’s tributaries (the Souris river is a tributary). Jim Olson of KX News provides coverage from the conference in Regina.

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Canadian Postal Service Reducing Services to Save Dollars

The fall of 2015 will see three Saskatchewan communities lose door-to-door service in favor of more affordable community mail boxes.

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Rural Drive-in Theaters: Modest Renaissance in Saskatchewan

For nostalgia seeking movie watchers, there are still a few places to catch a movie from your car… on an actual big screen.

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