Canora Courier

At the October 26 meeting of the Sunrise Regional Health Authority, Chairperson Don Rae reported that Greg Ottenbreit, the Minister of Rural and Remote Health, had an informal discussion with the board.

At the PALS Friday night supper and jam session, the 50/50 winner was Linda Gray. The free coffee was won by Ron Mocyk. Visiting Lorraine Kaminski for a few days is her daughter Bernice and her son-in-law Irvin Kutney of Calgary.

Grade 4 students of Canora Junior Elementary School had a chance to combine learning and fun by attending Yorkton’s 2016 Harvest Showdown.

An exciting event sold out quickly and provided 55 women with entertainment and a piece of their own artwork. Paint the Town Red Paint Night was held at the Legion hall dugout on November 4, with all 55 spots for the event filled.

The newly-elected councillors of the Town of Canora made several appointments while meeting with the mayor for the first post-election town council meeting which was held on November 1.

November has arrived and there are still thousands of acres of crop still in the field not harvested. Simply put, that is a financial catastrophe for farmers across the Canadian Prairies. The 2016 crop had looked so promising only a few months ago.

Most Canadians are aware of our country’s involvement in the Second World War and are familiar with names such as Dieppe, Normandy and Juno Beach.

Canora residents have been seeing the community’s business district getting brighter, and some of the brightest businesses were rewarded last week.

With flu season closing in along with winter, the Sunrise Health Region is offering vaccinations to help keep Canora and area residents healthy.

After the impressive success of the first performance of the Stars for Saskatchewan concert series featuring Lisa Brokop, the Canora Arts Council is eagerly preparing for the next installment.