Canora Courier

Applying for funding for the water treatment plant upgrade project and the hiring of a new Town of Canora employee were among the items of concern to town council at its regular meeting on May 21.

Arson across region On the evening of May 14 multiple fires were reported to the RCMP where land and buildings were burnt. Arson is suspected in some of these incidents. Please contact the Canora/Sturgis RCMP if you have any related information.

Summer is rapidly approaching, and preparations are happening all around Canora, said Aaron Herriges, director of leisure services, Town of Canora.

Tannum Wyonzek and his older brother Tarrington, grandsons of Henry and Anne Wyonzek of Canora, and sons of Pat and Karen Wyonzek, keep getting closer to realizing their goal of being NHL on-ice officials.

On May 14, the Canora and District Fire Department experienced a day which members will not soon forget. Devon Sawka, fire chief, said in total they spent over 18 hours fighting fires and attending to motor vehicle accidents.

Approval of the 2019 operation budget and a proposal to provide an action plan for the Town of Canora landfill were among the items of concern to town council at its regular meeting on May 7.

Cary Ciesielski, who grew up in and around Canora, has been nominated for an award at the Yorkton Film Festival, to be held May 23 to 26.

Two physicians have been recruited for the Canora area to join the team of Dr. Victor Obiora, Dr. Seema Ahmed and Lorri Dennis (nurse practitioner.) Dr. Ali Aryafar began his work at the Canora Health and Wellness Centre on January 21 and Dr.

The canola export issue between Canada and China is not going away. Frankly I don’t see a solution cropping up for several months.

Baseball is back, and the Canora Supers are expecting a season filled with success.