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Holland, Arlene

Gladys “Arlene” Holland (nee Farr-Catton) passed away peacefully on Tuesday June 16, 2020 at Oliver Lodge in Saskatoon at the age of 92 after a long battle with dementia.

Arlene was born on March 1, 1928 to Myrla Catton who passed away shortly after the birth of her daughter. Arlene was adopted by her maternal grandparents and was raised in Hanley with her Mom’s siblings (all of whom preceded her in death).

She had her first date with Jim Holland when she was in Grade 6 and married him on August 16, Together they raised five children and built a farm and a life in Hanley.

Before she was overtaken by dementia, Arlene was a vibrant, independent and feisty woman who did whatever she set her mind to. She spent 12 years working at the Royal Bank in Hanley and was very involved in the community. She was a member of the United Church Choir, Eastern Star, and Circle for many years where she was known to take on leadership roles. She loved being the centre of attention and participated in a number of Community Dinner Theatre Productions over the years.

Arlene enjoyed curling, gardening, golfing, travelling, socializing, and cheering loudly for the Hanley Senior Hockey Team that Jim coached for many years.

Arlene will be remembered by her 5 children: Betty Lynn (Lorne) Peek, Elaine (Barry) Klimosko, Rod (Darla) Holland, Jody (Darryl) Libke, and Leanne (Jerry) Rose; her 10 grandchildren: Craig,
Derek (Candice), Nash (Stacie), Evan (April), Shea (Stacy), Caylin, Kenzie (Dane), Robyn (Monty), Blake, and Avery. She also leaves behind her 8 great grandchildren: Grayson, Kassie, Bailey,
Fallyn, Thea, Charlee, Ali, Sterling, and Nyla.

Arlene will be reunited with Jim, her husband of 52 years at a small family service at the Hanley Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hanley United Church.

The family would like to thank the community of Hanley for the care and concern for mom the last few years she lived there. Thank-you also to the staff at Oliver Lodge for taking care of mom and helping her feel as comfortable and loved as possible these last three months and especially her last few days; it is truly appreciated.

Hanson’s Funeral Home of Davidson in care of arrangements.

COVID-19 Update: Three New Cases, Nine In Hospital, Five More Recoveries

There are three new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 25, 2020, bringing the Saskatchewan total to 759 cases.

One case reported in the South region on June 18 has been removed from the Saskatchewan count because their residence is outside the province.

Two of the new cases are in the Far North and one is in the Saskatoon region.

Of the 759 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 98 are considered active.  A total of 648 people have recovered.

Nine individuals are hospitalized; seven are receiving inpatient care (four in the South, two in the North and one in Saskatoon) and two people are in intensive care (one in the North and one in Saskatoon).

Of the 759 cases in the province:

  • 157 cases are travellers;
  • 459 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
  • 100 have no known exposures; and
  • 44 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:

  • 55 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
  • 316 of the cases are from the Far North, 186 are from the Saskatoon area, 112 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 53 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
  • 107 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
  • 260 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 241 are in the 40-59 age range; 130 are in the 60-79 age range; and 21 are in the 80-plus range.
  • 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
  • 13 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 62,435 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.  As of June 23, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 46,773 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 67,005 people tested per million population.

COVID-19 Testing

Testing for COVID-19 is available to anyone currently working outside the home or anyone returning to work as part of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.

Testing is also available to:

  • Those being admitted to acute care for more than 24 hours, including expectant mothers.
  • Immunocompromised individuals and their health care providers.

If you are experiencing symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, headaches, aches and pains, sore throat, chills, runny nose or a loss of your sense of taste or smell, contact HealthLine 811 or your family physician for advice on whether you should be tested for COVID-19.  You can also take the online self-assessment at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.

Find the most up-to-date version of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan at www.saskatchewan.ca/re-open.

COVID-19 Update: Four New Cases, Five In Hospital, One More Recovery

There are four new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 24, 2020, three new cases in Saskatchewan and one new case was a Saskatchewan resident tested out of province.  This brings the Saskatchewan total to 757 cases.

Two of the new cases are in the Far North, one is in the North and one is in the South.

Of the 757 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 101 are considered active.  A total of 643 people have recovered.

Five individuals are hospitalized; four are receiving inpatient care (two in the South and two in Saskatoon) and one person is in intensive care (in the South).

Of the 757 cases in the province:

  • 157 cases are travellers;
  • 456 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
  • 100 have no known exposures; and
  • 44 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:

  • 55 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
  • 314 of the cases are from the Far North, 185 are from the Saskatoon area, 112 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 54 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
  • 107 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
  • 260 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 239 are in the 40-59 age range; 130 are in the 60-79 age range; and 21 are in the 80-plus range.
  • 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
  • 13 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 61,856 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.  As of June 22, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 46,345 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 66,053 people tested per million population.

COVID-19 Testing

Testing for COVID-19 is available to anyone currently working outside the home or anyone returning to work as part of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.

Testing is also available to:

  • Those being admitted to acute care for more than 24 hours, including expectant mothers.
  • Immunocompromised individuals and their health care providers.

If you are experiencing symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, headaches, aches and pains, sore throat, chills, runny nose or a loss of your sense of taste or smell, contact HealthLine 811 or your family physician for advice on whether you should be tested for COVID-19.  You can also take the online self-assessment at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.

Find the most up-to-date version of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan at www.saskatchewan.ca/re-open.

COVID-19 Update: 11 New Cases, Four In Hospital

The Public Health Agency of Canada has provided surveillance guidance regarding the attribution of COVID-19 cases amongst the provinces and territories.  Nine cases that have been attributed to Saskatchewan will no longer be included in the Saskatchewan total count because their residence is outside of the province, including two cases noted on June 21 and 22.

There are 11 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 23, 2020, bringing the provincial total to 753. 

Ten of the new cases are in the Far North region and one is in the Saskatoon region.

Of the 753 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 98 are considered active.  A total of 642 people have recovered.

Four individuals are hospitalized; three are receiving inpatient care (two in the South and one in Saskatoon) and one person is in intensive care (in the South).

Of the 753 cases in the province:

  • 157 cases are travellers;
  • 452 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
  • 98 have no known exposures; and
  • 46 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:

  • 52 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
  • 312 of the cases are from the Far North, 185 are from the Saskatoon area, 111 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 53 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
  • 107 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
  • 258 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 237 are in the 40-59 age range; 130 are in the 60-79 age range; and 21 are in the 80-plus range.
  • 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
  • 13 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 61,226 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.  As of June 21, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 46,036 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 65,022 people tested per million population.

EXTENDED HOUSEHOLDS

As of June 22, indoor gathering sizes have increased to 30, provided a two metre physical distance can be maintained between individuals.

However, extended household gathering sizes remain at 15.  People in extended households do not need to maintain a two metre separation and can be in closer contact.

The families or friends in extended household groups must remain consistent.  Do not visit different families or friends every day.

COVID-19 Testing

Testing for COVID-19 is available to anyone currently working outside the home or anyone returning to work as part of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.

Testing is also available to:

  • Those being admitted to acute care for more than 24 hours, including expectant mothers.
  • Immunocompromised individuals and their health care providers.

If you are experiencing symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, headaches, aches and pains, sore throat, chills, runny nose or a loss of your sense of taste or smell, contact HealthLine 811 or your family physician for advice on whether you should be tested for COVID-19.  You can also take the online self-assessment at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.

Find the most up-to-date version of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan at www.saskatchewan.ca/re-open.

COVID-19 Update: Five New Cases, Three In Hospital, Recoveries Remain At 643

There are five new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 22, 2020, bringing the provincial total to 751.

Four of the cases are in the Far North region and one is in the Saskatoon region.  Of the 751 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 95 are considered active.

This total now includes two cases of individuals who tested positive in Saskatchewan but reside out-of-province and are under investigation.  A total of 643 people have recovered.

There are three COVID-19-related inpatient hospitalizations: one in Saskatoon and two in the South.  There are currently no patients with COVID-19 in intensive care.

Of the 751 cases in the province:

  • 157 cases are travellers;
  • 452 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
  • 98 have no known exposures; and
  • 44 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:

  • 53 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
  • 305 of the cases are from the Far North, 186 are from the Saskatoon area, 113 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 53 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
  • 109 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
  • 259 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 237 are in the 40-59 age range; 125 are in the 60-79 age range; and 21 are in the 80-plus range.
  • 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
  • 13 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 60,780 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.  As of June 20, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 45,537 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 64,259 people tested per million population.

Saskatoon Area Outbreak Over


The Saskatchewan Health Authority has declared the outbreak in the Saskatoon area as over.  The outbreak was originally declared on May 27, 2020, after a number of new cases were identified as being linked to two large family gatherings in early May.

COVID-19 Testing

Testing for COVID-19 is available to anyone currently working outside the home or anyone returning to work as part of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.

Testing is also available to:

  • Those being admitted to acute care for more than 24 hours, including expectant mothers.
  • Immunocompromised individuals and their health care providers.

If you are experiencing symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, headaches, aches and pains, sore throat, chills, runny nose or a loss of your sense of taste or smell, contact HealthLine 811 or your family physician for advice on whether you should be tested for COVID-19.  You can also take the online self-assessment at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.

Find the most up-to-date version of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan at www.saskatchewan.ca/re-open

COVID-19 Update: 20 New Cases, Three In Hospital, 643 Recoveries

There are 20 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 21, 2020, bringing the provincial total to 746.

Eighteen of the new cases are in the South region and two are in the Far North region.  Of the 746 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 88 are considered active.

Two of the cases that tested positive are people who reside out-of-province and are under investigation.  A total of 643 people have recovered.

Three people are in intensive care: one in Saskatoon and two in the South.  There are no other COVID-19-related inpatient hospitalizations.

Of the 746 cases in the province:

  • 156 cases are travellers;
  • 452 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
  • 96 have no known exposures; and
  • 42 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan:

  • 53 cases are health care workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to health care in all instances.
  • 301 of the cases are from the Far North, 185 are from the Saskatoon area, 113 from the North, 80 from the Regina area, 53 from the South and 12 from the Central region.
  • 108 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
  • 258 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 234 are in the 40-59 age range; 125 are in the 60-79 age range; and 21 are in the 80-plus range.
  • 51 per cent of the cases are females and 49 per cent are males.
  • 13 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

To date, 60,060 COVID‐19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.  As of June 19, 2020, when other provincial and national numbers were available from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 44,955 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 63,390 people tested per million population.

COVID-19 Testing

Testing for COVID-19 is available to anyone currently working outside the home or anyone returning to work as part of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.

Testing is also available to:

  • Those being admitted to acute care for more than 24 hours, including expectant mothers.
  • Immunocompromised individuals and their health care providers.

If you are experiencing symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, headaches, aches and pains, sore throat, chills, runny nose or a loss of your sense of taste or smell, contact HealthLine 811 or your family physician for advice on whether you should be tested for COVID-19.  You can also take the online self-assessment at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.

Find the most up-to-date version of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan at www.saskatchewan.ca/re-open.