Canora Courier

Last week’s federal election may finally bring an end to Canadians looking down their noses at the massive flaws of American’s electoral system. In fairness, there are big problems with a disengaged United States electorate.

Just recently my husband and I returned from a 15-day cruise on the Danube and Rhine rivers. It was a wonderful, highly-anticipated trip that was filled with many wonderful sights and experiences.

A sweet seven-year-old showed her grandfather a small tomato plant she had started from seed in a second-grade school project. She explained that from one tiny seed would come a plant which would grow many tomatoes that would each have many seeds.

Inadequacies in the Canadian rail sector have plagued western grain producers in the last few years.

I am a bit of a connoisseur of board games. When my sister and I were younger, we often were bought some type of game as a gift.

The Canora senior Cougars girls volleyball team finished a successful season with a third-place victory. Conference playoffs took place for the Canora Composite School team at Langenburg on November 5, according to coach Colin Knight.

Plans to improve health centres in Saskatchewan are forming as a new donation to The Health Foundation will assist to fund a new Yorkton hospital.

Two members of the Canora squadron No. 566 of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets competed in Yorkton for the zone stage biathlon competition.

Students and parents with picky eaters are very excited about the return of Canora Junior Elementary School’s cooking club.

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.