By Ryan Young
Feb 11, 2021 8:11 PM
The Chief Financial Officer and Vice-President of Administration Services at Saskatchewan Polytechnic says the institution became a victim of a malware attack on October 30th and the work to get everything back up to speed continues.
Cheryl Schmitz says a malicious email was opened which launched the malware.
Police were contacted, cyber security experts were hired and staff and students were told to shut down their computers.
It’s not known who sent the malware and Schmitz doesn’t know if they will ever know.
She says within ten days, a staggered return to online learning began.
By Ryan Young
Feb 8, 2021 6:38 PM
On Monday Premier Scott Moe announced the second highest amount ever, targeted towards the Municipal Revenue Sharing Program.
Moe announced Saskatchewan municipalities will benefit from more than $275 million in 2021-22. The Premier says this provincial funding for municipalities will provide local leaders the flexibility and adaptability to invest in their community’s current key priorities.
The province reports the annual provincial funding amount for the program is based on three quarters of one point of the provincial sales tax revenue collected from two years prior.
$1.6 million of the Municipal Revenue Sharing Program will be invested in the Targeted Sector Support Initiative. This will support municipal projects aimed at good governance, regional planning and inter-community collaboration.