Kamsack Times

Property owners in the RM of Cote are paying nearly half a mill more in taxes this year than they paid in 2014. Council approved a budget during its meeting of May 8 which called for a tax rate of 13 mills.

Berry passed away on June 20 at the age of 94 in Medford, Oregon. Dorothy was born on a farm near Kamsack, Saskatchewan on March 2, 1921 to John and Elizabeth Konkin.

Regardless of your political persuasion, by now you have to agree with Saskatchewan Party Premier Brad Wall about one thing – it’s time to abolish the Senate.

Regardless of your political persuasion, by now you have to agree with Saskatchewan Party Premier Brad Wall about one thing – it’s time to abolish the Senate.

Canada Day is a celebration of all that is great about our country – it honours our past, our present and our future.

Last Sunday my husband and I attended an afternoon graveside service at the cemetery where my maternal grandparents are buried. On the way home we detoured to visit my grandparents’ homestead where I had spent many a Sunday afternoon as a child.

For some undefi ned reason of late I have been thinking about my grandfather and what his take on a modern farm would be.

Dear editor, When it comes to accidents, it’s common to think, oh, it will never happen to us. That is what we thought until our six-year-old son, Roan, a member of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program, lost his leg in a lawn mower accident.

Photos of the Voyageurs’ trip to McLennan Lake canoe area May 28 to June 1 were taken by Mark Forsythe.

The Sunrise Health Region administration is reminding residents to be aware of mosquitoes that may carry the West Nile Virus. Because of the hot and dry weather conditions, there are fewer mosquitoes this year than during previous years.