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The Canora Wheatland Lioness Club made a donation of $500, which was raised at the Picnic in the Park held at King George Park in July, to Filling the Gap Foodbank in Canora on September 27.

A grain elevator constructed in 1908 by the Doukhobor settlers of the community has received both federal and provincial heritage property designations.

Staff members at the TD Canada Trust Bank in Preeceville said a farewell to their long time customers as they shut the door for the last time on September 28.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and isn’t it such a beautiful holiday! Every day we wake up is a reason to give thanks, but Thanksgiving is a time to really focus on all the blessings we have been given: precious family, dear friends, and the

Some games are not created with the hope of greatness. Some games are simply created for fun. I suspect that fun was the focus for creator Brian Niro when he came up with Front Line No Komrades.

Boris Derow grew up in Canora and has since become a well-known opera singer with performances in many faraway countries. When contacted recently by Canora Courier, he was preparing to sing in Pretoria, South Africa.

Here is a letter dated April 6, 1932 from the York Farmers Colonization Company Limited of Toronto, addressed to Yorkton pioneer Levi Beck who had had enough financial successes as a farmer, and as merchant to be known as the “Merchant Prince.

It was a day for working horses, and the people that love them, as a Chore Team Challenge was held at Tail Winds Arena.

If you are a regular reader of this space, and thanks to those who are, then you know I am a believer in maintaining older genetics, whether they are within a heritage breed of livestock, or in the plants from which our current crops evolved.

Topics included pipe repairs, future of town water system, possible public meeting