Tag Archives: Community

Living history: grand opening of overnight experience at Doukhobor Dugout House offers visitors insight into ancestor's lives
Against the backdrop of the serenity that only a summer's bucolic environment can offer, the great-great-grandson of a man killed in a train explosion 100 years ago took to the podium to speak of peac...
Jul 07, 2024

Historic Moment: FDFN and Meadow Lake to co-host 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games
An historic announcement was made in Flying Dust First Nation earlier Thursday. For the first time, a First Nation and a city will be joining forces to host the 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games. "I thin...
Jul 05, 2024
90-year-old Sask. baseball historian makes Toronto Blue Jays wish
Jane Shury makes the drive to the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum five days a week.She parks her vehicle, unlocks the front door, and steps inside the bright green building that is home ...
Jul 05, 2024

Red Pheasant Cree Nation powwow: a time to heal and celebrate
The intertribal dance was awash with spirit, power and passion and for 10-year-old Cohen Balkwill it was a chance to come alive through the power of movement - though he has only one leg. "I've been i...
Jul 04, 2024

Cumberland House Celebrates 250 Years
Cumberland House is celebrating 250 historic years on August 11-13.It is the oldest community in Saskatchewan, 116 years older, and 93 years older than Canada. We are situated in the heart of the Sask...
Jul 04, 2024

Minimum Wage Set to Increase October 1
On October 1, 2024, the minimum wage in Saskatchewan will increase to $15 an hour.In 2022 the Government of Saskatchewan indicated it would make incremental increases to minimum wage over a two year p...
Jul 04, 2024

Water main break in Meadow Lake; precautionary drinking water advisory to be put in place
A water main was damaged following construction work at the Northwest Health Facility in Meadow Lake. According to a Voyent Alert issued earlier Wednesday, a crew is working on the problem but residen...
Jul 03, 2024

Fort a la Corne Powwow in September
Fort a la Corne, located near Kinistino, SK will be hosting a traditional Powwow September 6, 7 and 8.See the poster for full details.
Jul 03, 2024

Rules of the road refresher
Other people's driving. It's a topic that can infuriate even the most patient of motorists.A survey conducted by AutoTrader showed more than three-quarters of respondents found that the behaviour of o...
Jul 03, 2024

2nd Annual ‘Sizzler' Art Show
The 2nd Annual 'Sizzler' Art Show to Celebrate Battlefords and Area Artists.Battlefords Art Club is pleased to announce that their summer 'Sizzler' Art Show and Sale is returning for a second year on ...
Jul 02, 2024