What criteria should be used to determine the winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy as Most Valuable Player in the National Hockey League? The winner will be crowned on June 28, and the league has announced that Nikita Kucherov of Tampa Bay, Nathan MacKinnon of Colorado and Connor McDavid of Edmonton have been selected as...
Ken Noskye’s Memorable Stories: A Sun Dance requires preparation, endurance and strength
When Ken died in February 2021, we had an outpouring of messages from readers, with many telling us how much his columns meant to them. In light of that, we thought we would go back through our files and re-publish some of them. Ken would be flattered by the kind words readers expressed. We miss...
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Saskatoon has a new fire chief
Assistant Chief Doug Wegren assumed the role of Saskatoon fire chief, effective May 16. Chief Wegren replaced Morgan Hackl who retired in March after 36 years of service with the Saskatoon Fire Department (STD). “Doug is a strong and collaborative leader who has built close ties with the Saskatoon community,” Jeff Jorgenson, city manager, said...
Five Saskatoon residents awarded Sask. Order of Merit
Five Saskatoon residents have been awarded the prestigious Saskatchewan Order of Merit. Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) Chief Mark Arcand, Brynn Boback-Lane, Colonel (Ret’d) Malcolm Young C.D., Greg Yuel and Olivia Yuel. Other recipients are Floyd Favel (Paynton), Dr. Thomas Hadjistavropoulos (Regina), Renu Kapoor, S.V.M. (Regina), Curtis Kleisinger (Regina), and Brad Wall (Swift Current). They will...
Book Review: Saskatchewan Dirt: A Pandemic Quest for Connection
by Bev Lundahl Published by Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing Review by Toby A. Welch $24.95 ISBN 9781778690129 We all know you should never judge a book by its cover, but I made that mistake initially with Saskatchewan Dirt. Based on the title, I assumed this book would be about a farmer’s search for ways to...
Quick Reads
Be aware of bears Springtime is bear aware time! There are black bears in most parts of the province. Although they are frequently seen in the forests of northern Saskatchewan, their range also includes the aspen parkland, Touchwood Hills, the Qu’Appelle Valley and the South Saskatchewan River Valley. By keeping areas like yards and camp- sites...
Police board names SPS veteran Cameron McBride as Saskatoon’s new chief of police
Saskatoon’s Board of Police Commissioners named Cameron McBride as the city’s new chief of police on May 3. McBride officially became chief on May 16. McBride, a 27-year veteran of the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS), had been the SPS’s deputy chief. He has been with the force since 1997 in a variety of roles, including...
Western Canada is on fire — again
It is going to be another bad fire season in Western Canada. In Alberta, parts of Fort McMurray are evacuating again. In B.C., more than 4,000 residents of Fort Nelson and the Fort Nelson First Nation were ordered to flee this week. Thick smoke has already descended on large swaths of the West, from Edmonton...