Canora Courier

After twenty-two years as the M.P. for the federal Looking back at a long career, and forward to retirement Garry Breitkreuz Yorkton-Melville MP constituency of Yorkton- Melville, I will retire at the next election.

When everything works well, there is no problem, but when something fails there is the feeling of helplessness. When you are alone the problems seem to be magnified. I am not a handy person on electrical or plumbing issues.

Once again the reading awards were the highlight of the Canora Junior Elementary School awards assembly on June 23. All the students except the Kindergarten students participate in the accelerated reading (AR) program.

Two physicians have been recruited for the Canora area to join the team of Dr. Mala Singh, Dr. Victor Obiora, and Lorri Dennis (nurse practitioner). At the end of May, Dr.

Cliff Koroll, a former NHL player who always identified Canora as his home town, was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame on June 13 in Regina.

Arson is believed to have been responsible for the fire which destroyed the Fort Pelly-Livingstone Museum on Saturday afternoon. At 3:13 p.m. on June 13, the Kamsack RCMP were called to a fire at the museum, said a release from the Kamsack RCMP.

A Canora team led by Chris Bilsky received the Emerald Team Award for being the top fundraiser in the Yorkton Relay For Life which started Friday evening and concluded Saturday morning.

Members of the Canora Richardson Pioneer Peewee Baseball teamwere able to experience what it would be like to play in the Western Major Baseball League in Yorkton on June 16.

The Canora Peewee Cougars’ spring football season began on April 30 and concluded Saturday at the yearend jamboree in Cudworth. The season started with 36 players from grades 5-7 registering. Only four players dropped out during the season.

The Crossroads Credit Union 13th annual Charity Golf Tournament on Friday was won for the second consecutive year by a foursome based out of Norquay.