Author: Nicole Czemeres
New Tick Reporting System
| Surveillance using eTick Researchers at Bishop’s University in Sherbrooke, Que., created the eTick system. This online tool provides members of the public with timely information about the tick species that bit them and the risk of exposure to tick-borne diseases. The eTick system will be available to Saskatchewan residents as of April 1, 2020. The online passive surveillance program works as follows: As of April 1 2020, take a photo of the tick that bit you or your pet and submit these digital images using the online eTick system Please keep your tick in case we ask you to submit it by mail. You can euthanize the tick by placing it in the freezer for 24 hours.As part of the submission process, give relevant information such as where in Saskatchewan you encountered the tick.Once USask researchers receive your online submission, a team member will let you know the tick species that bit you.For purpose of quality control or if the tick species is one of medical concern (e.g. blacklegged tick), we will ask you to submit the tick by mail so we can confirm its species identity |
2023 Spring Road Bans in effect
Pursuant to section 35(1) of “The Highways and Transportation Act, 1997” it is hereby ordered that effective Friday April 7, 2023, at 12:01 AM and until further notice, vehicles other than those exempted in Part II, section 3 (2)and 3 (5) of “The Vehicle Weight and Dimensions Regulations, 2010”, shall be restricted as follows:
Steering Axle
•10.0 kg per mm (560 pounds per inch) width of tire (manufacturer’s stamped dimension) toa maximum of
• 5,500 kg on the steering axle for a truck or truck tractor equipped with a single steeringaxle.
•11,000 kg on the steering axle group for a truck or truck tractor equipped with a tandem axle steeringgroup.
Other Axles
•6.25 kg per mm (350 pounds per inch) width of tire (manufacturer’s stamped dimension) to a maximumof:
•1,650 kg (3,638 pounds) per tire, or
•2,630 kg per tire for axles equipped with single tires with a width of 445 mm or greater.
This order does not permit the weight on any axle, axle group or vehicle from exceeding the maximum weight prescribed in the “The Vehicle Weight and Dimension Regulations, 2010” for that axle, axle group or vehicle.
The restriction does not apply to:
•Emergency vehicles,
•Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure vehicles and municipal maintenance equipment whenconducting maintenance or accessing sites on or along the restricted highway,
•SaskPower, SaskEnergy and SaskTel vehicles when accessing sites along the restricted route,
•Recreational vehicles,
•Buses,
•Farm Equipment operated or towed,
•Vehicles directly crossing a Provincial Highway at an intersecting public highway or private road.