Major Improvements are Underway on Highway 55

Posted On June 11, 2013
Nearly $60 million of bridge and highway improvements are underway in the Meadow Lake area this construction season. The biggest project includes a $43.1 million grade and pave project on Highway 55. This includes a 26 km section from the Alberta border to 10 km east of Pierceland, and another 26 km section from Peerless due west, with the two projects meeting in the middle. The highway improvements also include a short 1.4 km section...

Improving Safety on Highway 27

Posted On June 10, 2013
Construction on Highway 27 is underway once again as work continues to rebuild this highway to improve safety and allow local shippers to carry heavier loads. “Highway 27 is in the process of being transformed from a rough and pothole-filled gravel surface to primary weight pavement,” Highways and Infrastructure Minister Don McMorris said. “This newly rebuilt highway will better meet the needs of all motorists in the...

May Job Numbers Hit All Time High

Posted On June 7, 2013
Saskatchewan’s job numbers hit a record in May according to new figures released by Statistics Canada today with 560,900 people employed in the province (seasonally unadjusted). The 560,900 people working in Saskatchewan during May was the highest ever and beats the old record of 549,100 set last August. Job numbers were 2.7 per cent higher than last May and the second highest percentage increase among Canadian provinces. Jobs were up...