National landmark burns down
[ FEBRUARY 15, 2010 - MONIQUE MCKAY ]
Fleming’s historic landmark is gone. The Lake of the Woods elevator, the oldest wooden elevator in its original location in Canada burned to the ground Tuesday morning. The elevator, which was built in 1895 was a National Heritage Site and its restoration has long been at the heart of the tiny border town.
“What a sickening thing to look at,” said resident Rick Hamm. “The whole frame was just lit up.”
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Perreaux says Haiti experience has marked him
[ FEBRUARY 1, 2010 - KEVIN WEEDMARK ]
When he was growing up in the tiny community of Bellegarde, Saskatchewan, not far from Redvers, there were certain journalists Les Perreaux admired.
He loved reading Bob Hughes’ column on page two of the Leader-Post, and he loved watching the reports from CBC foreign correspondents such as Ann Medina and Anna Maria Tremonti.
Now Perreaux is a journalist with the Globe and Mail and his latest foreign assignment—in Haiti—is reminding him why he wanted a career in the media.
[ FEBRUARY 1, 2010 - KEVIN WEEDMARK ]
When he was growing up in the tiny community of Bellegarde, Saskatchewan, not far from Redvers, there were certain journalists Les Perreaux admired.
He loved reading Bob Hughes’ column on page two of the Leader-Post, and he loved watching the reports from CBC foreign correspondents such as Ann Medina and Anna Maria Tremonti.
Now Perreaux is a journalist with the Globe and Mail and his latest foreign assignment—in Haiti—is reminding him why he wanted a career in the media.
94-unit seniors complex proposed
[ DECEMBER 14, 2009 - KEVIN WEEDMARK ]
A 94-unit seniors’ housing complex is being proposed for Moosomin.
Caleb Group, which has developed seniors’ communities in towns and cities including Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Kindersley, Swift Current, Moose Jaw and Yorkton, was invited by the Moosomin Chamber of Commerce and the town of Moosomin to consider a development in Moosomin.
The company held two public meetings in Moosomin in December, and is now following up with people who expressed an interest in the project. Good crowds attended both meetings.
[ DECEMBER 14, 2009 - KEVIN WEEDMARK ]
A 94-unit seniors’ housing complex is being proposed for Moosomin.
Caleb Group, which has developed seniors’ communities in towns and cities including Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Kindersley, Swift Current, Moose Jaw and Yorkton, was invited by the Moosomin Chamber of Commerce and the town of Moosomin to consider a development in Moosomin.
The company held two public meetings in Moosomin in December, and is now following up with people who expressed an interest in the project. Good crowds attended both meetings.
Merritt was all about his family
[ DECEMBER 7, 2009 - CHRIS JASTER ]
Thomas Merritt made sure he did the little things in life to make sure his family knew how much he loved them.
He would take the time to give his wife and children a hug and a kiss and tell them he loved them before he left to work at the Mosaic potash mine near Esterhazy.
Now, his family is left with only those memories. Merritt suffered an untimely death at the mine on Nov. 28 when the bottom of a storage bin containing raw ore broke. A 40-year-old coworker was sent to hospital, but survived the accident.
Merritt, a 28-year-old father of two, was buried when the bottom of the bin and 500 tonnes of potash ore fell on him while he was working underneath it.
[ DECEMBER 7, 2009 - CHRIS JASTER ]
Thomas Merritt made sure he did the little things in life to make sure his family knew how much he loved them.
He would take the time to give his wife and children a hug and a kiss and tell them he loved them before he left to work at the Mosaic potash mine near Esterhazy.
Now, his family is left with only those memories. Merritt suffered an untimely death at the mine on Nov. 28 when the bottom of a storage bin containing raw ore broke. A 40-year-old coworker was sent to hospital, but survived the accident.
Merritt, a 28-year-old father of two, was buried when the bottom of the bin and 500 tonnes of potash ore fell on him while he was working underneath it.
Inch by inch, new headframe takes shape
[ NOVEMBER 30, 2009 - KEVIN WEEDMARK ]
First it was eight inches an hour, but by late last week the pace had picked up to 11 inches an hour.
That’s how quickly the headframe at the PotashCorp Rocanville Scissors Creek site rose above the prairie.
And as you read this, one of the most visible stages of PotashCorp Rocanville’s $2.8 billion expansion should be newly completed.
The pour was started Friday, Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. and should have been completed this morning at 58.5 metres.
[ NOVEMBER 30, 2009 - KEVIN WEEDMARK ]
First it was eight inches an hour, but by late last week the pace had picked up to 11 inches an hour.
That’s how quickly the headframe at the PotashCorp Rocanville Scissors Creek site rose above the prairie.
And as you read this, one of the most visible stages of PotashCorp Rocanville’s $2.8 billion expansion should be newly completed.
The pour was started Friday, Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. and should have been completed this morning at 58.5 metres.
Red Lily Wind Farm could be just the first
[ NOVEMBER 23, 2009 - KEVIN WEEDMARK ]
Assuming financing falls into place and the Red Lily Wind Farm project goes ahead as planned at Red Jacket next year, it could be just the first wind farm in the area.
SaskPower has announced plans to add 200 megawatts of wind power to the system over the next few years, and Algonquin Power, one of the partners in the Red Lily project, says it would be interested in talking to SaskPower to find out how its plan to add the additional wind capacity will work.
A year ago, SaskPower signed a power purchase agreement with Red Lily Wind Farm LP to purchase power from a 25 megawatt facility just north of the Trans-Canada Highway near the Red Jacket power substation. Red Lily is owned by Algonquin Power and Gaia Power.
Algonquin Power spokesperson April Meyer said that project is planned for construction next year.
[ NOVEMBER 23, 2009 - KEVIN WEEDMARK ]
Assuming financing falls into place and the Red Lily Wind Farm project goes ahead as planned at Red Jacket next year, it could be just the first wind farm in the area.
SaskPower has announced plans to add 200 megawatts of wind power to the system over the next few years, and Algonquin Power, one of the partners in the Red Lily project, says it would be interested in talking to SaskPower to find out how its plan to add the additional wind capacity will work.
A year ago, SaskPower signed a power purchase agreement with Red Lily Wind Farm LP to purchase power from a 25 megawatt facility just north of the Trans-Canada Highway near the Red Jacket power substation. Red Lily is owned by Algonquin Power and Gaia Power.
Algonquin Power spokesperson April Meyer said that project is planned for construction next year.
H1N1 is here
[ NOVEMBER 9, 2009 - KEVIN WEEDMARK ]
he worldwide H1N1 pandemic has reached the Moosomin area, with some cases confirmed in every local community last week. Dozens of students were home from school sick last week, and Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region spokesperson Mark Torjusen said the pandemic flu has spread across rural Saskatchewan.
“Confirmed cases do not provide an accurate picture of the situation, because the testing is only done on certain people,” he said. “But I can assure you that H1N1 is out there. It’s across the province. H1N1 is the predominant flu that’s out there. If you’re seeing people home sick with influenza-like symptoms, it’s more than likely H1N1.”
[ NOVEMBER 9, 2009 - KEVIN WEEDMARK ]
he worldwide H1N1 pandemic has reached the Moosomin area, with some cases confirmed in every local community last week. Dozens of students were home from school sick last week, and Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region spokesperson Mark Torjusen said the pandemic flu has spread across rural Saskatchewan.
“Confirmed cases do not provide an accurate picture of the situation, because the testing is only done on certain people,” he said. “But I can assure you that H1N1 is out there. It’s across the province. H1N1 is the predominant flu that’s out there. If you’re seeing people home sick with influenza-like symptoms, it’s more than likely H1N1.”