Today, the Government of Saskatchewan announced that the renovations to the Weyburn Court House are now complete and court will resume the week of June 18, 2012.

The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $4.4 million to support 40 community-based agencies that offer community justice and Aboriginal Courtworker programs across the province.

Today Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan presented the Saskatoon Rotary Clubs with a cheque for $55,000 toward their Restorative Action Program (RAP), which operates throughout Saskatoon's high schools.

The Government of Saskatchewan is fulfilling its promise to improve safety and security in the province by investing $1.9 million into a new Serious Violent Offender Response to target high risk serious violent offenders.

The processes for paying Sheriff and Local Registrar fees and services will be changing effective May 28, 2012, when The Enforcement of Money Judgments Act (EMJA) is scheduled to come into force. The scope of the legislation requires an electronic case management system in order to effectively implement the new law and manage the revised workflow. The new system also provides an opportunity to introduce new payment methods, simplify law firm accounting, and streamline payment processing for both Sheriff and Local Registrar financial transactions.