Saskatchewan spending millions from contingency fund for COVID-19 costs
Saskatchewan is spending the remainder of a $200-million contingency fund set up in the 2020 budget to help cover the cost of the COVID-19 pandemic. The province said nearly half of the $160 million in new contingency allocations — $75.6 million — will go to the Saskatchewan Health Authority for pressures related to its…
‘We should be stopping the Brandt project entirely:’ Ryan Meili calls on halt to CNIB building – Regina
Saskatchewan Opposition Leader Ryan Meili is calling on the provincial government to pause the development of a new Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)/ Brandt building while the provincial auditor conducts her review. “We should be stopping the Brandt project entirely and starting over. The way it’s been done, has been done wrong from…
Regina Bypass at 90 per cent completion heading into winter slowdown
Construction on the Regina Bypass is now around 90 per cent complete, as crews prepare to wind down field work as the winter months approach. The secondary layer of paving is around 95 per cent complete on the $1.88 billion mega-project, and the final layer of asphalt will be applied starting next spring. “We’ve moved…
Saskatchewan construction permit values see major August to August decline
A million dollar construction contract would result in a $60,000 PST charge in Saskatchewan. That comes after the province added the tax to construction contracts in the 2017 budget. Now, the opposition NDP are blaming the tax for a decline in value of Saskatchewan’s construction permits. “That PST just priced a lot of people out…