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FCAA issues warning to province’s investors – Discover Humboldt
Jan 05 2025 The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) is warning the province’s investors of the online entity CGWise. “We always encourage Saskatchewan residents to check that entities selling investment opportunities are registered through the Canadian Securities Administrators’ database,” FCAA Securities Division Executive Director Dean Murrison said. “Verifying registration status at aretheyregistered.ca is an […]
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Saskatchewan Municipalities Can Apply for Targeted Sector Support Funding
December 2, 2024 Today, the latest intake period opens for the Targeted Sector Support (TSS) Initiative. This cost-shared grant program encourages municipalities to work together to build and grow Saskatchewan communities. The TSS Initiative provides cost-shared grants to support municipalities partnering on projects that are intended to support more efficient and effective municipal service delivery, […]
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Associate Professor, Dr. Bettina Schneider releases “Financial Empowerment: Personal Finance for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People” 2nd Edition
November 28, 2024 Dr. Bettina Schneider, FNUniv Associate Professor in the Business & Public Administration Program, has officially released the 2nd edition of “Financial Empowerment: Personal Finance for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People,” available online. The eBook launch, organized by the UofR Open Education and Publishing Program, took place via Zoom on November 28, 2024. The […]
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FCC contributes $1.5 million to 82 community projects across Canada
Nov 4, 2024 Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is giving $1.5 million through its FCC AgriSpirit Fund to 82 community groups across Canada to support rural capital projects. “At FCC, we are incredibly proud to support projects that make a positive impact in the rural communities where we live and work,” said Justine Hendricks, FCC president […]
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Chair, 8 members suspend roles in committee examining residential school documents – CBC
Chair cites insufficient funding from federal government to fulfill mandate The chairperson and eight members of a committee formed to be in charge of efforts to examine and share historical documents about residential schools in Canada have all exited their roles, saying the federal government didn’t provide sufficient funding to fulfil their mandate. Cadmus Delorme, […]
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Trusteeship and Money Management Services Expands to Support More Income Assistance Clients
September 16, 2024 More income assistance clients with complex needs will receive help with managing their finances through an additional $250,000 announced in the 2024-25 Provincial Budget. By expanding partnerships with community-based organizations, the Ministry of Social Services can now provide trusteeship and money management supports (TAMMS) to an additional 150 clients across the province, […]
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Provincially Funded Policing Teams Continue to Keep Saskatchewan Safe
September 6, 2024 Special Policing Teams Funded by the Province Continue to Keep Saskatchewan Communities Safe From January to June 2024, municipal Crime Reduction Teams (CRT) and Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Teams (STRT) removed over 100 firearms, 6,300 grams of methamphetamine, 5,500 grams of cocaine, and 1,400 grams of fentanyl, as well as other illicit street […]
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Over $620,000 Invested in Saskatchewan Municipalities Through the Targeted Sector Support Initiative
July 17, 2024 Today, the Government of Saskatchewan and the Targeted Sector Support (TSS) Steering Committee announced more than $620,000 in investment for 22 projects under the TSS Initiative. Since 2020, the Municipal Revenue Sharing Program has allocated $1.5 million annually to the TSS Initiative which supports municipal projects that strengthen municipal service delivery and […]
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Strong Financial Returns and Record Capital Investment in 2023-24 for the Crown Sector
July 11, 2024 Crown Investments Corporation (CIC) released its 2023-24 annual report today outlining Saskatchewan’s Crown sector’s strong fiscal results. Together, the commercial Crowns made record levels of capital investment across the province and delivered some of the most affordable utility costs in Canada to families, communities, businesses and industry. “Saskatchewan’s Crown corporations are key […]
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Information night coming up for wind power: R.M. of Weyburn, Griffin to host – Discover Weyburn
Jul 08 2024 The R.M. of Weyburn and the R.M. of Griffin will be hosting an information night on July 17th to help the community learn more about a wind power project coming to the area. In late June, the Saskatchewan Indigenous Investment Finance Corporation (SIIFC) pledged up to one hundred million dollars in loan […]
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