Province marks Health Care Providers Week
The provincial government has designated October 26th to November 1st, 2025, as Health Care Provider Week in Saskatchewan. “This week, we recognize the hard work and dedication of over 50,000…
Extrication tools donated to local fire crews
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative Warman Fire Rescue, Rosthern Fire and Rescue, and Birch Hills Fire and Rescue were recently provided with $75,000 in battery-powered extrication equipment from the…
Team Sask wins bronze at National Aboriginal Hockey Championship
By WAYNE SHIELS Our region was well represented as Team Saskatchewan female and male teams earned bronze medals at the 2025 National Aboriginal Hockey Championship in Kamloops, British Columbia May…
Local rinks in Warman, Martensville and nearby communities get $50K in affordability grants
At least $50,000 was allocated in 2024-2025 to offset the costs of operating ice surfaces in Warman, Martensville and nearby communities through the province’s Community Rink Affordability Grant Program.According to…
Venture Heights School hosts Junior Basketball Extravaganza on January 17
By KEVIN BERGER Despite blowing snow and poor road conditions across the region, Venture Heights Elementary School nevertheless had a full slate of 16 teams attend its first-ever 2025 Junior…
Missing senior has been located
A local senior who went missing nearly two months ago has been located deceased. Kirk Brayford, 68, was last in touch with friends in mid-November and was reported missing on…
Town of Rosthern wins award for having the ‘best water in Saskatchewan’
By KEVIN BERGER The Town of Rosthern has been recognized for having the “Best Water in Saskatchewan” as the result of a competition put on by the Saskatchewan Water and…
Sask Chamber of Commerce encouraged by Throne Speech
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber) is pleased that several important economic issues impacting Saskatchewan businesses have been outlined in the 2024 Speech from the Throne. “We are very…
Prairie Spirit schools closed Monday
All schools in the Prairie Spirit School Division (PSSD) are closed Monday, November 25. A notice on the PSSD website stated: “All Prairie Spirit schools will be close don Monday,…
Highway 16 between Borden and Radisson to be repaved
Improvements to the highway between Borden and Radisson; and the replacement of a bridge over Eagle Creek west of Asquith are among several projects currently underway. The Government of Saskatchewan…