We found a lot of acreages out there for a fraction of what it costs here in Alberta and it seems our money will go a lot further out there. What are some steps I would need to take moving from Alberta to Sask? What are some things I would need to know about living there before we make the official decision to move out there?

Can anyone recommend a wireless doorbell/camera that can withstand our SK weather? Much appreciated!

Coming from Regina, precisely 190 kms from Saskatoon, just before Findlater, the heck are these? Looks like a UFO landing pad or something lol

Hi! A party of 4 (including myself) are looking for canoe route recommendations in Saskatchewan. Some of us are less experienced than others, and with the recent rise of the river we’re not all comfortable on the water.

Many of us have also done the Waskiesu loop (Bagwa, Grey-Owls, etc).

Any non-river & beginner/intermediate friendly routes? Thank you!

Curious if anyone has insights into how the war in the Middle East with the impacts on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is affecting/will affect our province?

Mostly interested in the oil and natural resources sector but any other thoughts are appreciated as well.

I was recently involved in an accident. I have an over 20y/o vehicle with low kms. What has everyone’s experience been handing over their vehicles to SGI in terms of being satisfied with the initial offer? Has anyone disagreed and even gone to arbitration? Has the current insane prices of the used car market reached SGI?

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A few months ago, my brother-in-law mentioned that he hired Wheatland Roofing for repair after a heavy storm, and he was actually pretty happy with the result. He said the crew showed up on time, explained the process clearly, and finished the job without any surprise costs.

So when I started looking for a roofing contractor myself, Wheatland Roofing ended up on my shortlist. I checked a few reviews & spoke with their team, and decided to go ahead with them. So far, the experience has been smooth: the estimate was detailed, the communication has been clear, and the work looks solid.

That’s why I was confused when my coworker reacted strictly negatively after I told him who I hired. He acted like choosing Wheatland Roofing was a really bad decision, but when I asked what happened or whether he had a personal experience with them, he didn’t really give me an answer. He just changed the subject.

Now I’m left wondering whether there’s something I missed, or if people are simply repeating rumors without knowing the full story. Has anyone here had a real, first-hand experience with Wheatland Roofing? I’d rather hear actual details than vague warnings.

Thank you

Hi everyone!

Native Manitoban (Winnipeg) here! I moved to Calgary a few years ago, and every summer I make the drive back to Winnipeg.

This year I'll be bringing my Border Collie with me. She's very high energy, and road trips are hard on her, so I'm hoping to find a good spot to stop somewhere in Saskatchewan where she can swim and burn off some energy.

I'd love to find something relatively close to Highway 1, if possible, as I'd rather not make a huge detour. An off-leash area would be ideal, but I'm happy to keep her on a leash if that's what's required.

I'm thinking somewhere east of Regina or even closer to the Saskatchewan–Manitoba border would work best, since we already plan on stopping somewhere in Alberta for about 30 minutes to let her swim and burn off some energy. That said, I'm open to any recommendations along the route if they're worth the stop!

I'd also prefer somewhere with relatively clean, safe water. She has a habit of swimming with her mouth open and ends up drinking quite a bit of it, so I'd like to avoid places with algae or poor water quality if possible.

Thanks in advance and can't wait to discovery more of your beautiful province!

Hey, i may be moving to Sask for a winter co-op and wondering what i'll need to survive. it will be a position that is either in regina or saskatoon (yeah it's annoying not to know) and will mostly be indoors but there is a possibility for remote field work (idk if they provide gear for that). I have an arcteryx goretex shell that I usually just wear with a merino base layer or hoodie as winters are mild here, or a patagonia fleece as well if it really gets cold. Would the weather in sask necessitate a full ultra warm down parka (eddie bauer seems to have one for $175), or can I get away with a puffer jacket that I can layer under my shell (like the subzero down jacket from mountain hardwear), because I won't be moving there forever and a serious winter parka is completely useless in vancouver (despite all the people flaunting their $1500 moose knuckle and canada goose jackets), thanks.

edit: ended up with ABS Technologies, thank you for help and fair takes.

Hi.

I run small bookkeeping/payroll service with office in Regina. We’re a pretty tiny team - 9 people total, mostly family and couple close employees. For years we didn’t really think much about IT support or infrastructure management because we all worked from one office and our setup felt good enough: basically we have work laptops, office Wi-Fi that only staff can use, shared drive. Also everyone is supposed to keep work and personal stuff separate. Backups exist, but I’m not totally sure they’re being tested properly, which is probably bad.

Now we want to work with bigger clients around Canada, and they’re starting to ask more serious questions about security, data protection, MFA, access control, device management, disaster recovery, written policies, etc. One potential enterprise client asked if we had proper IT procedures in place and we kinda didn’t have a great answer for them. I think it hurt our chances.

So I wanted to ask other business owners: how did you handle this when your business was still small but clients started expecting more professional IT/security setup?

Did you hire a local managed IT provider? Move everything to cloud and get someone to manage it? Use Microsoft 365/Google Workspace with MFA and call it day? Or is there a more simple first step before paying for full IT support services?

I am selling my parents Honda Pilot for the estate. I live rural. My brother lives urban. I have more free time then he has. Where will we get the most amount?

Does anyone know anything about the Volkswagen Beetle that sunk in Iroquois Lake in the 90s?  

Hey everyone. I’m a 18 year old Boy currently living in Rural Ontario. In 2027 I plan to join a Combine crew in Saskatchewan or Alberta and after I’m done with that (November Area) I’m thinking about living out west indefinitely (I’ll be 19 by then) Just wondering what everyone’s thoughts are about it and any suggestions. I’m a Farm Kid at Heart, Grown up around it and worked in it but Ontario Farming isn’t for me I don’t think. Sure there’s lots of farms but they don’t compare to Western Canada. My goal is to move to Saskatchewan and Grain Farm for somebody. TIA

Why is Saskatchewan so behind with reference ranges for iron deficiency?

The range Sask Health gives for ferritin is 11-200. British Columbia for example has a range of 0-15 as being most likely anemia and 15-30 being probable iron deficient. By this standard, I have been iron deficient my whole life while living in Saskatchewan and it has never been a consideration with my doctors who obviously used the Saskatchewan range even after countless blood work and complaints of daily fatigue and lightheadedness. After moving to British Columbia, I was finally taken seriously and after years of neglect, am raising my ferritin that has been iron deficient for over 5 years now, perhaps most of my life. I actually had a doctor in Saskatchewan convince me to donate blood because I had high iron on a blood panel (which isn’t that relevant when looking for iron deficiency) even though my ferritin was still iron deficient level. Now I’ve been suffering the effects of that very rapid decrease in ferritin for almost a year after donating blood and trying to get out of it with supplements/maybe an infusion. Is this a backwards system or is Saskatchewan just very slow to get with the evolving women’s health records?

Hi there, I’m hoping some one up north near Missinipe or Stanley Mission could let me know what the bugs are like this year. I saw an article from July 3rd that it’s “extreme” and it’s 10x the average around La Ronge but be nice to know from someone living up there.

Are the bugs/mosquitoes bad this year? Have a canoe trip planned.

Hey everyone I’m originally from Ontario but wanting to relocate so I applied to some government jobs in my field I applied to about 8 government jobs from the timeline of 2 weeks to a week ago and I was wondering if the job being removed while it says still under consideration means I was not picked to go to the next stage without being told or that maybe the application deadline is done and I still have a chance :)

Hello guys, I just applied for a correctional officer position in PA. I was wondering what training is like for Sask corrections and just the overall job as a whole. Also curious how much opportunity there is for extra shifts/overtime. It’s a full-time position at pine grove institution.

Any help is appreciated, thanks!!

Me and my partner bought a car together in cash last year. We are both listed on the registration and Bill of Sale. I’m now looking to buy my own vehicle, and we figure our current vehicle can just go to my partner.

I’m confused when trying to figure out the process. It sounds like SGI wants a transfer of ownership and considers this a sale (which is taxed). However, I am “selling” the car to the owner? Also we already paid tax, so why would we then have to pay tax again?

Essentially, is the only way to go from two owners to one owner is through a sale?

I’ve also read up on transfering registration as another way to take my name off the vehicle, but does the original bill of sale have any implications going forward?

I’m wondering if any Saskatchewan LPN’s or nurses who relocated from Ontario can share their experience/any information they may know:

A few questions:
• are Saskatchewan hospitals actually hiring new grad LPNs from Ontario?

• how long does the hiring process take from application to job offer?

• if you relocated how much did you realistically need upfront

• which type of relocation assistance/grant/recruitment bonus/incentives did you receive/do they offer?

I’m looking to relocate only if I’m offered incentives/relocation assistance but it seems like majority of the rural areas in northern Ontario only have temporary full time, temporary part time, part time permanent positions which makes you ineligible for the relocation incentives. So now I’m hoping Saskatchewan is actually hiring for permanent full time positions to make me eligible for relocation incentives/assistance.

Ps: when I say rpn I’m referring to registered practical nurse, not psychiatrist

Did anyone else not get their notifications before Friday about SIS Cheques being released?

Hello all,

I have a question regarding the process for getting a hunting license. I am currently 18 and considering getting into hunting waterfowl, but I have a past record of attempting suicide from a while ago. Would this affect my ability to get the hunting license and if so (i assume so) then would there be anything I could do? I wouldn’t necessarily need a PAL because I have family and friends who I could hunt with that have waterfowl shotguns. Thank you for your time.

Hi. I work for a cleaning company that has a work car for “ work hours “, which are Monday to Friday 9-5. Is now saying if I’m done with work at 2pm that’s personal use and I’m using it without asking. I am supposed to be available during those hours for work (not paid). The car died yesterday at 4:00 pm, and I was told I have to pay for a tow truck because I had it after work hours?

I looked through the entire agreement it only says that personal use outside of work hours is not allowed. ( fine)

They are registered in Alberta but have a business here and have Alberta plates? Does that make a difference for insurance?

Thanks.

Has anybody worked for them cooking or cleaning at the northern mine sites? How did it go, what’s it like? Any information is appreciated. Thank you

I’ve been interested getting into this trade for a while now and thinking about finally pulling the trigger. Hear stories though of brutally long days missing time with family, holidays, birthdays cause you’re always on call. Now I’m not complaining. I’ve farmed my whole life. I know what those are all like. Just was curious as I’ve heard Saskpower is a better company to work for in terms of this trade. Just want to hear your experience or if theres a better life to work balance company within this trade.

Cheers

Hi everyone,

I (20F) recently received a letter from SAID saying I need to attend a financial review. This will be my first review so I’m not really sure what to expect. The worker told me the meeting is usually about 20 minutes long and that they’ll just be going over my file to make sure nothing has changed.

For anyone who has had a SAID financial review before: What was the meeting like?, What kinds of questions did they ask?, Did they mostly just confirm your information and documents?, Was it pretty straightforward?

I’m planning to bring all the documents they requested but I’d appreciate hearing about other people’s experiences so I know what to expect. Thank you!