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The Preeceville and District Lions Club gearing up to welcome back it's annual Western Weekend which is set for August 20, 21 and 22.

For those who have ever dreamed of operating a charming, small town diner, you may be interested to know that the 1950s retro style theme restaurant, The Whistle Stop Classic Rock Café and Lounge in Norquay is up for sale.

Tony Derwores is the owner and operator of TDX Contracting – a landscaping and excavation company operating out of Kamsack. Derwores has over 22 years of experience and knowledge in operating equipment as a result of working for multiple construction companies across Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

They have been in town for only a week, so it didn’t take long for Soon Kwon and Tina Choi – the new owners of the historic Kamsack hotel, The Woodlander, to host a grand opening event to introduce themselves and greet locals.

Application for a portion of the funding for the new aquatic facility project and getting ready for site excavation were among the items of interest to Town Council at its regular meeting on July 6. Council accepted the bid of Wyonzek Bros.

On July 5, 2021 shortly after 8 p.m. the Canora RCMP received a report of a suspicious vehicle (an orange coloured crossover/SUV) parked along Tiny grid road near the Burgis Beach turnoff.

Nathan Draper of Preeceville received the Truck Driver of the Year award from Weyerhaeuser as a result of his positive trucking performance.

The Canora/Sturgis RCMP responded to 83 calls during the week of July 1 to July 8, some of which included: one traffic accident, 42 provincial traffic offences, two impaired, four other provincial statutes, one harassment/threat, two assaults, one th

As of July 7, 71 per cent of Saskatchewan residents had received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 50 per cent are now fully immunized.

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron has welcomed the recent appointment of Mary Simon as Canada’s Governor General, but adds it should have been done a long time ago.