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The Canora Ag Days, held on August 13 and 14 at the sports grounds, received “nothing but positive response,” said Kelly Ostafie, president of the Canora Agricultural Society.

The Pensioners’ Prom returned to Canora this summer with another successful get-together, said Darlene Senkow, one of the event organizers. Over 80 people attended the events spread over the weekend from August 5-7 at the Rainbow Hall in Canora.

A hairdresser is opening a new wedding rental business in Canora to give brides and their families help in decorating for a special day.

Dana Antonovich, general manager of the Gateway Co-op announced the beginning of construction for a new gas station and convenience store by holding a groundbreaking ceremony on August 19.

Though much has changed in the past 75 years, what hasn’t changed is the huge number of pilgrims who travel to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Rama for the annual pilgrimage, said Mary Kowalyshen, an event organizer.

The Canora Nursery School said goodbye to its students attending Kindergarten in the fall, but will be welcoming a new group of students with its August open house.

Glasses of tequila were raised as a toast in Kamsack last week in celebration of the near completion of having constructed and paid for the Assiniboine Valley Health Centre.

A man who was instrumental in the construction of the Assiniboine Valley Medical Centre in Kamsack was presented with the 2015 Garden of Saskatchewan Citizen’s Ring last week during a reception held at the medical centre in celebration of the $2 mill

A former Canora resident and former owner of this newspaper is one of the two major winners in the Saskatchewan STARS Lottery.

More than $12,000 was raised for the Horizon Project at the Kamsack nursing home last week during the 10 th annual Old Dog Run.