Canora Courier

Members of the Hiawatha chapter of the Eastern Star at Kamsack held their installation of officers for the 2017 term. The installing officer for the ceremony held December 7 was Nancy Leson of Canora, the outgoing Worthy Matron.

The Canora branch of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Foundation (SWF) measured 10 pairs of antlers during its annual antler measuring day.

Rural Saskatchewan might be unnerved to know that the bureaucrat who once had a key role in the closure of 52 rural hospitals is now providing recommendations on the future of rural schools. But there is less reason to worry here than one may think.

It’s been said that you can always tell how progressive and caring a community is by how it keeps its cemetery. The grass at the Canora Cemetery is well-cut by town employees.

"Naked I came from my mother's womb, naked I shall return” (Job 1:21). We spring into life in a natural way. We move with nature’s rhythms and we follow the whims of our inclinations like grass, “In a field / Behaving as the wind behaves” (T.S.

The times change, and that is certainly evident with the current bovine tuberculosis outbreak here in Western Canada.

Well, it really is that time of year. Even I can’t ignore the Christmas cheer that is permeating the air.

Canora cadets fly in plane and tour helicopter

Three families with Canora connections had family members selected to perform as special guests with the Moscow Ballet.

As I think of it, Christmas is a giant, season-long tasting party. From home to home and family to family, we find ways to say “Christmas is love.