The short line rail business is a key sector of Saskatchewan s shipping industry and plays a vital role in our economy, Highways Minister Fred Bradshaw said. Helping to improve and expand their infrastructure will ensure our grain keeps getting to market and our agriculture producers can stay competitive. There are 13 provincially-regulated short line railways in Saskatchewan that operate on 2,131 kilometres of track, primarily transporting grain. Funding will be allocated based on the amount of track each railway owns, with small track networks to receive at least $20,000. We are pleased with this financial support from the provincial government, Thunder Rail President Steve Lindsay said. This funding helps with our infrastructure and will improve service to our customers. It is greatly appreciated.
The Government of Saskatchewan is providing more support to the short line shipping industry through the Short Line Railway Improvement Program (SRIP). Budget 2021-22 includes $530,000 for SRIP, . . .
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There are already places where homes are built on stilts, to avoid seasonal floods. A new study, however, suggests that doing so may also significantly reduce the risk of being bitten by malaria-carrying mosquitos.
According to Britain s Durham University, approximately 80 percent of malaria-causing mosquito bites within Africa occur indoors at night. Additionally, although mosquitos are known to fly up to about 8 meters (25 ft) above the ground, they typically stay much lower. With these facts in mind, scientists from the university collaborated with colleagues from the Royal Danish Academy to build four experimental huts in The Gambia.
Over the course of 40 days, two men slept in each hut every night, under separate mosquito nets. Additionally, each week one hut remained on the soil, while the other three were raised so that their floors were respectively 1, 2 and 3 meters (3.3, 6.6 and 9.9 ft) above the ground. Different huts were set at different levels every wee
There is growing evidence that house design can decrease the force of malaria infection. The world's most deadly assassin is Africa's malaria mosquito: Anopheles gambiae.