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ZENON PARK— Zenon Park youth got a chance to try a batch of maple taffy on snow at an annual tradition at the École Notre-Dame-des-Vertus winter carnival.

Marks International Women's Day

Jobs continued to grow in February for the 19th consecutive month. Saskatchewan saw an increase of 4,900 jobs over February 2019, with 569,700 people employed, a record high for the month of February.

On March 4, 2020, Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes North arrested two more individuals directly involved in relation to the disappearance of 20-year-old Allan Douglas Garrioch. At approximately 5:30 p.m.

Judy Henley, a health care worker and member ofCUPELocal 5430 from Melville, Saskatchewan, has been elected as the new president of CUPE Saskatchewan. Henley has been active in CUPE since 1985.

This year’s recipient of the Boehringer Ingelheim WCABP Veterinarian of the Year award is Dr. Richard Krauss from Preeceville, stated the Saskatchewan Veterinary Medicine Association newsletter.

At the 91 st annual Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) Convention held in Weyburn, the River Ridge branch of the SWF received a plaque in appreciation of donating $60,000 to Habitat Trust.

Each year nominations for the Garden of Saskatchewan (GOS) Citizen’s Ring Award are received by the award committee. Kamsack resident Wendy Becenko was named as the recipient for 2018. Becenko was nominated by Carol Gillespie of Gimli, Man.

As the weather warms and the daylight-hours increase, truckers and shippers are being reminded to begin reducing truck loads on some provincial highways.

The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act was enacted in 2017 to prevent opioid overdose deaths.