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Moe urges Ottawa to prioritize canola industry amid China tariffs

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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe with Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Kody Blois, right, and provincial Ministers Warren Kaeding (Trade and Export Development) and Daryl Harrison (Agriculture). Photo by Jon Perez SASKATOON—Premier Scott Moe renewed his call for the federal government not to overlook the canola industry, which is one of the country’s major contributors in terms of export revenues, with China being one of Canada’s largest markets. Trade tensions, however, erupted after Canada imposed 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese-made electrical vehicles in October last year, which China retaliated with 100 per cent duties on canola oil, canola meal, and peas, and 25 per cent on pork and other seafood. China exports almost 70 per cent of its canola from Canada. Last year, China imported an estimated $4B worth of Canadian canola seeds. The numbers are expected to change after China's tariffs on canola products. Moe, during a press conference on Thursday, Aug. 2...

Saskatchewan entrepreneur joins massive effort to battle northern wildfires

Adam Hartle and his team are aiding wildfire response efforts as more than 15,000 people flee blazes across northern Saskatchewan. SASKATOON — Local entrepreneur and volunteer responder Adam Hartle and his team have been part of a multi-agency effort to fight and contain the ongoing wildfires in northern Saskatchewan, which have ravaged communities and forced thousands to evacuate. Read the full story on SASKTODAY.ca https://www.sasktoday.ca/saskatoon-today/saskatoon-news/sask-entrepreneur-joins-massive-effort-to-battle-northern-wildfires-10754428

Migration means adaptaion

(Wrote this piece for the Alberta Filipino Journal) https://issuu.com/alberta_filipino_journal/docs/alberta_filipino_journal_-_may_2021_issue My current employment here is no way near to what I have been doing in the media industry for the past 20 years. I am currently working, part-time, as a program leader with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Saskatoon while also as a substitute educational assistant under the city’s public school system. In both jobs, I deal with school kids from Mondays to Fridays, from 7am to 3:30pm. Being the responsible adult, in a way, could be the best job description for what I do with the BGCS where I come up with programs and other activities for the kids that go to the program. I get to supervise children during the before and after school programs. I get to play games with them—like grounders, everybody it, octopus, Jenga, Uno, Snakes & Ladders, etc.—or we do arts and crafts, and other activities that would challenge them and aid in their development. At ...