Drought-ravaged southwest seeks emergency help from province

Drought-ravaged southwest seeks emergency help from province

REGINA — Representatives from the southwest region are once again raising alarm bells about the financial impact facing the area due to drought conditions. Several officials from the area, including Reeve Quinton Jackstreit and Councillor Tyson Jackstreit of the RM of Big Stick, and Reeve Kelly Bakanec and Councillor Kalin Deis of the RM of Fox Valley, joined NDP Leader Carla Beck and Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon in calling for emergency rel…

Drought-ravaged southwest seeks emergency help from province

Concerns expressed that crop insurance isn’t enough to cover losses in RM of Big Stick and area.

Producers say 75% of southwest Sask. farms may disappear if drought conditions persist

Producers from the RM of Big Stick say nearly many of the farms in the area could be lost after nine years of drought, as NDP MLAs press the province and the premier defends existing programs.