As of April 5, 2020, Saskatchewan has 18 new, confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 249. Currently, there are four people in hospital in the province. Two people are receiving inpatient care in Saskatoon, one person is in ICU in Saskatoon and one person is in ICU in Regina. Twelve more people have recovered from COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 67. Of the 249 cases in the province:
109 cases are travelers
71 are community contacts (mass gatherings included)
14 have no known exposures
55 are under investigation by local public health
Overall in Saskatchewan:
123 of the cases are from the Saskatoon area, 51 from the Regina area, 47 from the north, 15 from the south, 10 from the central region and three from the far north.
11 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
108 cases are in the 20-44 age range; 88 are in the 45-64 age range; and 42 are in the 65-plus range.
54 per cent of the cases are males and 46 per cent are females
To date, 13,528 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province.
Saskatchewan continues to have the second highest rate of testing per capita among the provinces.
Case surveillance and testing information, including regional locations of confirmed/presumptive cases is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.
There is no evidence to date that domestic livestock and pets can be infected with or transmit COVID-19 but infection and transmission by animals has also not been ruled out. Therefore, anyone who has COVID-19 should avoid contact with animals, just as they should with people, until more information is available. If there is already an animal in the household, that animal should remain in isolation along with the patient.
Meet the new owner of The Davidson Leader. Dan Senick is the winner of the “Win Your Own Publication contest”. He is pictured with Tara de Ryk, who will retire in the new year.
DAVIDSON—Tara de Ryk is pleased to announce
that Dan Senick will become the Publisher and Editor of The Davidson Leader.
He is the winner of the “Win Your Own
Publication” contest.
Having decided to retire from the newspaper
business, de Ryk launched the contest in order to find someone to carry on The
Davidson Leader, a community newspaper that has served Davidson, Craik,
Bladworth, Kenaston, Hanley and surrounding areas since 1904.
The contest proved to be successful in not
only finding a new publisher for The Davidson Leader, but also in sparking
interest in local news and a discussion on the importance of local newspapers
to the communities and people they serve.
“I received more than a dozen entries
and I interviewed several whom I thought were good candidates,” de Ryk
said.
“I picked Dan because of his
experience in the community newspaper industry and the fact he is bringing with
him a team of seasoned newspaper people who have the skill set needed to
maintain and improve The Davidson Leader.”
About Dan and his team
Dan started a local community newspaper
yourSaskatoonnews in Saskatoon after previously being the general manager of
the Saskatoon Express community newspaper. Before that he was director of sales
for a group of newspapers including the Prince Albert Daily Herald and other
weeklies.
Also joining The Leader team is Cam
Hutchinson, who will provide support with editorial content. Cam was most
recently the editor of the Saskatoon Express for eight years. Before helping
start the Express, he had a lengthy career in writing and helping manage the
Saskatoon Star Phoenix.
Darren Steinke will provide local
reporting. He is currently a freelance/writer photographer and has a blog
called Stank’s Sermon He was previously a reporter for the Medicine Hat News
and Prince Albert Daily Herald.
Sales will be handled by Carol Trap and
Aaron Shutra. Carol has worked in sales at the Saskatoon Express and the
AutoTrader. Carol’s passion for community newspapers started while working at
the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association. Aaron worked in sales at the
Saskatoon Express for over five years.
“We are very excited to become part of the Davidson and area community and continue the tradition of people reading The Davidson Leader for many more years to come,” Dan said. “We are all community newspaper people, priding ourselves in providing local community news.”
De Ryk agrees, “I picked these people
because they are passionate about newspapers and believe in print. Us newspaper
people are a strange bunch. We work long hours to meet constant deadlines and
then repeat it all over again the next week. It’s exhausting and stressful but
very rewarding too to create something that people depend on and look forward
to reading each week. Unless you bleed ink, the average person doesn’t get it.
Dan and his team do.”
De Ryk adds, “I believe Dan and his
team have the sales and marketing skills that will ensure the success of The
Davidson Leader for years to come. They have the editorial skills to maintain
the community news and improve it. They’ll be able to do more than I ever
could.”
There will be familiar faces at The Leader
too. Dianne Murfitt will continue to work at The Leader office, handling
accounts receivable and providing the same exceptional customer service.
Holly LePoudre is taking over Midway
Flowers and will operate it out of The Leader building.
“I’m happy that Dianne and Holly will
continue to be part of these two community institutions,” de Ryk said.
Reader favourites will remain
The Davidson Leader won’t change much under
new ownership.
Reader favourites including The Way it Is
by Flo Shaw, Yesteryears News and the town news will remain an important part
of The Leader each week.
Dan will continue publishing The Leader on Mondays. He’s also going to retain The Leader’s commercial printing business, which should reassure commercial print clients that they may continue to shop local when it comes to their printing needs. To ensure a successful transition de Ryk said her wish is that readers, advertisers and the community as a whole continues to offer Dan the same support they have shown her all these years. The first edition of The Davidson Leader under Dan will be published Jan. 13, 2020.
The Davidson Leader is available at
these fine retailers: Davidson – Stedmans, Shell, Riverbend Co-op Gas
Bar and Food Store, The Davidson Leader; Kenaston: KC Distributors; Craik – Big Way Foods.
Tara de Ryk, publisher for The Davidson Leader, invites budding journalists and entrepreneurs to enter the Win Your Own Publication contest.
Have you ever thought of owning your own
newspaper?
The Davidson Leader has been providing the voice
of Davidson, Saskatchewan for 116 years. The current owner is retiring from the
community newspaper industry for personal reasons and wants to make sure that
the tradition of the newspaper and the support of the community continues.
Rather than selling, the owners have decided to
give something back to the community. So, The Davidson Leader has decided to
hold a contest to find a new owner that is passionate about carrying on the
tradition of a great community newspaper. The prize? The winner will become the
new owner and publisher of The Davidson Leader, a 1200+ paid circulation
newspaper situated south of Saskatoon on the number 11 highway.
What’s the catch?
No catch. The winner of the contest will win the
newspaper for the total cost of $1. Turn-key, ready to start and continue from
January 1, 2020.
How to enter:
Write a short editorial (500-word max.) on why
you would be the perfect fit to take over this well-established newspaper
business.
One entry per entrant. All entries must be
submitted by email by December 13, 2019.
The Davidson Leader is available at
these fine retailers: Davidson – Stedmans, Shell, Riverbend Co-op Gas
Bar and Food Store, The Davidson Leader; Kenaston: KC Distributors; Craik – Big Way Foods.
The Davidson Leader is available at
these fine retailers: Davidson – Stedmans, Shell, Riverbend Co-op Gas
Bar and Food Store, The Davidson Leader; Kenaston: KC Distributors; Craik – Big Way Foods.
