Susan McNeil

3 weeks ago | sasknow.com | Susan McNeil

Upon arrival in Prince Albert, he found that the four or five positions that should have been in the lab with him were empty. Some have been filled in the time since, but it is a rotating door as people come and then leave. “We have since had several hires, but we can’t keep them.

3 weeks ago | panow.com | Susan McNeil

By Lab shortages Mar 31, 2025 | 10:38 PM A man who has worked in the Victoria Hospital lab since 2021 said the workload has doubled but the number of positions in the hospital have not kept pace. Jordan Thiessen’s job was busy when he started his job at the height of the pandemic, and it has not slowed down. “Not only was I starting at a dead run when I first got here, but they were desperate to fill absolutely anything that they could.

3 weeks ago | panow.com | Susan McNeil

By Unanimous decision Mar 31, 2025 | 2:15 PM Lawsuits pressed by the Cumberland House Cree Nation and Opaskwayak Cree Nation against SaskPower and the provincial government were dismissed at the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. Both of the Nations disputed that proper consultation was done when SaskPower was given renewed licenses to operate the EB Campbell and Nipawin dams between 2015 and 2018.

3 weeks ago | cjvr.com | Susan McNeil

This year’s camping season is getting started with the addition of new seasonal sites and Candle Lake and Meadow Lake Provincial Park. The province announced new sites have been added to Buffalo Pound Crooked Lake, Great Blue Heron and Makwa camprounds as well. All told, 63 new seasonal sites were added along with two new Camp-Easy yurts at Rowan’s Ravine Provincial Park. Bookings open for seasonal sites on April 7 and between April 8 and 15, people can book their overnight sites as well.

3 weeks ago | panow.com | Susan McNeil

By Summer fun Mar 31, 2025 | 11:53 AM This year’s camping season is getting started with the addition of new seasonal sites and Candle Lake and Meadow Lake Provincial Park. The province announced new sites have been added to Buffalo Pound Crooked Lake, Great Blue Heron and Makwa camprounds as well. All told, 63 new seasonal sites were added along with two new Camp-Easy yurts at Rowan’s Ravine Provincial Park.