SASKATOON The third anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is approaching and the area where it happened looks a lot different. After the April 6 2018 crash where a semi collided with the team s bus killing 16 people and injuring 13 others, the province worked with an engineering firm that made over a dozen recommendations to make the intersection safer including removing a shelter belt line of trees next to a home located near the intersection. Saskatchewan s highways ministry has now followed through on the recommendation. The ministry has expropriated the property and removed the shelter belt trees, and continues to work with the property owner on compensation, the Ministry of Highways said in a statement.
Saskatchewan reported 101 new cases of COVID-19 in Regina, in addition to 61 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 variants of concern and 186 more presumptive cases of variants of concern.
PRINCE ALBERT A shuttered hotel in downtown Prince Albert has re-opened as affordable housing for students and people travelling for medical care. The Cumberland Crossing Inn is owned by a Cumberland House Cree Nation company, Saskatchewan River Business Corporation, and Timanaska Development Corporation. Last year, city council unanimously approved their $900,000 bid to purchase the former Quality Inn. The building will also house a restaurant, a 24-hour daycare and operate medical transportation. Chief Rene Chaboyer said the project will provide economic stability for Cumberland House Cree Nation. “We’re trying to push the envelope and be a trend-setting First Nation that can model (for) other nations,” he said. ”Do things that other nations didn’t think that they could ever do. There’s good things in the works. It’s truly a new beginning.”