Kamsack Times

Nature Saskatchewan’s annual Christmas bird and mammal count was completed in the Togo locality on January 5, which was “a fine sunny day with low winds and daytime temperatures near minus 12 degrees Celsius.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article includes highlights of some of the events which were reported in the Kamsack Times during the course of 2015. Dates listed refer to publication dates and not necessarily to the dates of the events.

Accreditation Canada has advised Sunrise Health Region that the region is accredited under the Qmentum accreditation program.

Norquay, Pelly and district residents were pleased to discover that in spite of the retirement of Norquay’s only pharmacist, the district still has a full-service pharmacy in the community.

The 60 th anniversary of the Kamsack Prayer Home was celebrated December 13 during a Christmas “Moleniye” and potluck supper held for the members of the Kamsack and District Doukhobor Society and members of the societies at Benito, Pelly, Veregin and

Two 25-year-old men, who are probably among the community’s youngest entrepreneurs, are the new owners of the Kamsack Subway restaurant.

What started as a simple pumpkin and a “pay it forward” card resulted in a massive donation from Canora to the Ronald McDonald House in Saskatoon on November 30.

Nativity scene posters were submitted to the Father Ruelle Council of the Knights of Columbus at Kamsack this month for judging in the Knights’ annual Nativity scene competition.

At the November 25 regular meeting of the Sunrise Health Region board, a report was given stating that the official opening of the Canora Health and Wellness Centre and the success of the Canora Collaborative Emergency Centre (CEC) were celebrated on