Kamsack Times

Bryan Cottenie, Affinity Credit Union district delegate, presented a cheque of $2,000 from the credit union’s Community Development Fund to Kendra Simon, vice-principal (left) and Karie Thomas, principal of Victoria School.

The two priests who have looked after the needs of Anglican parishioners in this area for the past eight years left the community last week. Rev. Kim Salo and his wife Rev.

Contingency plans are being made in case recruitment efforts are not successful at hiring staff at the Kamsack Hospital laboratory.

Having fun playing at an elevated sandbox at Sparty Park at the Victoria School playground one afternoon last week were Bailey MacDonald, left, and Casey Kozakewich of Yorkton who are grandchildren of Joe and Debbie Kozakewich of Kamsack.

While students of the Good Spirit School Division returned to class today (Thursday) for the 2016-17 school year, administrative assistants and library technicians began their year on August 24, and teaching staff on Monday (August 29).

One of Kamsack’s most prominent businesses is beginning its 40 th year today (September 1).

A woman who had been walking on highway No. 8 just north of Cote First Nation, was struck and killed last week. At approximately 9:20 p.m. on August 23, Kamsack RCMP received a complaint of a pedestrian/motor vehicle collision on the highway.

By Gail Krawetz

Affinity Credit Union in Kamsack made a donation last week to help further the cause of literacy.

The person who has represented Kamsack, Norquay and Pelly on the school board for the past 19 years will not be seeking re-election.