Local Arts

Kamsack will be down 10 long-term care beds after this month when a group of residents currently living in the Kamsack Hospital are moved into Kamsack & District Nursing Home and the beds they occupied are permanently closed.

Who were these men who came to this area to found a colony? First, we have Nathaniel Clark Wallace, President of the York Farmers' Colonization Company. Source: Members.tripod.

All U.S. states have forms of no-fault divorce, but not England, which requires that couples prove adultery or abandonment or "unreasonable behavior," which leads to sometimes-epic weirdness, according to an April New York Times dispatch from London.

The new time capsule created as part of the celebration of the Legislative Building's 100th anniversary was recently put on display in the building's entrance. The time capsule was made by Pro Metal Industries Ltd.

Congratulations to St. Paul's Students on a successful year. Our Year-end Mass and Academic Awards were held on Tuesday, June 26th. Our many thanks to Father Francis, of St. Gerard's Church for leading us in prayer.

At the opening ceremonies of Canada's Farm Progress Show, Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced a new $1 million International Market Development Program.

Each month a male and a female student is selected as the SHHS Saint of the Month. Saint of the Month students are nominated by staff and students of SHHS.

Lifejackets have been saving lives for hundreds of years with the first recorded history of use by Norwegian seamen who used simple blocks of wood. The forerunner of the modern lifejacket was invented by Captain Ward of England.

The 13th Annual Charity Golf Classic was a huge success with golfers raising $94,948 in pledges. The funds will purchase equipment for 14 facilities in 12 local communities in Sunrise Health Region.

Great news on the economic front from Statistics Canada - retail sales are up and the number of people collecting employment insurance is down.