Riverboat beached due to low water levels
By TERRY PUGH The Prairie Lily has cancelled operations indefinitely due to a buildup of sand bars and lack of a navigable channel. The 107-ton, 65-foot long passenger cruise ship,…
RM of Corman Park approves $4K grant for River Pirates Baseball Association
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative RM of Corman Park councillors voted unanimously at their April 29 meeting to provide $4,000 to the Sask Central River Pirates Baseball Association, which…
Fire bans implemented in many rural municipalities
Dry, windy conditions have prompted several area rural municipalities (RMs) to implement fire bans. Just over a week after lifting a fire ban that had been in place from April…
RM of Corman Park brings back fire ban
Just over a week after lifting it, the RM of Corman Park has re-instituted a total fire ban as of 8 a.m. on May 1. Under the ban, all fires…
Kelly Block earns fourth term with landslide victory
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative Incumbent Kelly Block was decisively re-elected to a fourth term as the MP for Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek in Monday’s election, though her victory was…
Corman Park, Moosomin First Nation sign development memorandum of understanding
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative The RM of Corman Park signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Moosomin First Nation on April 23 that will enable the two…
Fire bans lifted in RMs of Corman Park, Vanscoy
The fire bans in the RM of Corman Park and the RM of Vanscoy have been lifted. The fire ban in Corman Park was implemented Wednesday, April 16. It was…
RM of Corman Park backs efforts to establish ‘national urban park’ in Meewasin Valley
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative The RM of Corman Park is supporting the work of the Meewasin Valley Authority as it proceeds with the exploration of a potential “national…
RM of Corman Park council denies application for daycare in Casa Rio
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative It was standing room only at the RM of Corman Park council meeting on March 25 as residents of Casa Rio, an organized hamlet…
RM to provide Opimihaw Creek Watershed Association with seed money, staff support
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative RM of Corman Park councillors passed two motions during their March 25 meeting to provide $5,000 in seed funding to the Opimihaw Creek Watershed…