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Vanscoy woman turns to firefighters after ambulance for daughter doesn't arrive
On Wednesday morning, Michelle Linklater realized her disabled daughter Jennica might have fractured her foot, so she called for an ambulance. Linklater said she waited three hours, and called emergen...
Mia Holowaychuk
Feb 05, 2024
Michelle Linklater says she waited three hours after she called an ambulance for her daughter Jennica. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Employees safe after equipment fire at Vanscoy potash mine
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of an equipment fire at Nutrien's Vanscoy potash mine on Tuesday evening. The mine is located about 30 minutes southwest of Saskatoon. In a brief st...
Lara Fominoff
Mar 30, 2022
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Vanscoy mine reopening brings excitement to workers and village
On Thursday, Nutrien announced that the Vanscoy potash mine will resume operations in March. The news provided lots of excitement for the members of the United Steelworkers Union who have been out of ...
Harrison Brooks
Jan 31, 2020
Robin's Nest Cafe is expecting business to pick back up after shortly after the reopening of Vanscoy's potash mine in March. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Vanscoy potash mine to reopen in March: Nutrien
One week after announcing it would keep Vanscoy's potash mine shuttered for another month, Nutrien is confirming plans to bring the facility back on line in March. The exact day in March is unclear, a...
Jan 30, 2020
Nutrien extends shutdown at Vanscoy mine
Hundreds of laid-off potash workers won't be returning to work for the start of 2020. Nutrien spokesperson Will Tigley confirmed Wednesday the company is extending the shutdown at the Vanscoy mine by ...
CKOM News
Dec 18, 2019
Highway 7 twinning project reaches finish line
Years of road construction west of Saskatoon is wrapping up as crews complete the final touches on Highway 7 twinning. The final 12-kilometre stretch of roadway near Vanscoy was officially opened to t...
CKOM News
Sep 23, 2019
Mike Given (left), Delisle and District Fire Department chief and Murray McCracken (right), the chief of the R.M. of Vanscoy Police Department, pose next to the newly constructed stretch of road along Highway 7 on Sept. 23, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Vanscoy businesses to soon feel the effects of mine closure
Upcoming mine shutdowns across the province are set to impact more than potash miners in three small communities in Saskatchewan. As many as 700 potash workers will be laid off for the final fiscal qu...
Keenan Sorokan
Sep 12, 2019
Robin's Nest Cafe is expecting business to pick back up after shortly after the reopening of Vanscoy's potash mine in March. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Nutrien closes 3 Sask. potash mines for up to 8 weeks
As many as 700 potash workers are set to be laid off for the final fiscal quarter of 2019, after Nutrien announced it’s going to close three of its mines in Saskatchewan. Those include sites loc...
CKOM News
Sep 12, 2019
Nutrien closes 3 Sask. potash mines for up to 8 weeks
As many as 700 potash workers are set to be laid off for the final fiscal quarter of 2019, after Nutrien announced it's going to close three of its mines in Saskatchewan. Those include sites located a...
CKOM News
Sep 12, 2019
Construction to resume along Highway 7 with safety emphasis
One of Saskatchewan's busiest highways is entering its final phase of a construction makeover. Twinning and passing lane construction on Highway 7 between Saskatoon and the Alberta border will begin b...
CKOM News
Jun 13, 2019
Crews begin work to twin a 10-kilometre stretch of Highway 7 between Delisle and Vanscoy in June 2017. (Government of Saskatchewan)
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