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Article content For its exploration into the evolution of a rural province becoming increasingly urban, a team from the Saskatoon StarPhoenix was honoured at the National Newspaper Awards. The group of reporters won the NNA in the local reporting category for Abandoned Saskatchewan, a multi-part series that looked at the changes over time to communities throughout the province. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or StarPhoenix team wins for local reporting at National Newspaper Awards Back to video Judges, in recognizing The StarPhoenix, called Abandoned Saskatchewan a “rich immersive project with thorough reporting and compelling storytelling, the kind of project that can be accomplished when a news organization truly understands its community.” ....
Dubyk had written down the numbers of local authorities after his father died, but he couldn t bring himself to call, to say he planned to burn down the century-old grain elevator outside his family s little blue farm house that three generations of his family had shared near Rosetown. Dubyk wanted to conserve and restore the building, but high costs and roadblocks made that impossible. Saying goodbye by setting the tower ablaze was the last thing he wanted to do, but eventually he realized there was no other option and he made the call. “There was just nothing else we could really do,” he said. ....
In photos: Michelle Berg s best shots of 2020 While many people began working from home this spring, the StarPhoenix s photojournalists continued venturing into the world to capture images of people, places and events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic all while masked up and keeping a safe distance from those they shot. Author of the article: Michelle Berg • Saskatoon StarPhoenix Publishing date: Dec 17, 2020 • December 17, 2020 • 1 minute read • Custodians, caretakers and other cleaners have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis since the pandemic began. In a series of photos, Michelle Berg captured the stories and hands of some of the people working to keep Saskatoon and its residents safe. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix ....
Article content It sat by his kitchen phone, yellowing with age. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Once rural landmarks, wooden grain elevators are disappearing from Saskatchewan Back to video Dubyk had written down the numbers of local authorities after his father died, but he couldn’t bring himself to call, to say he planned to burn down the century-old grain elevator outside his family’s little blue farm house that three generations of his family had shared near Rosetown. Dubyk wanted to conserve and restore the building, but high costs and roadblocks made that impossible. Saying goodbye by setting the tower ablaze was the last thing he wanted to do, but eventually he realized there was no other option and he made the call. ....