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The Kamsack Players Drama Club has partnered with the Yorkton Paper Bag Players to bring two one-act, competition plays to the stage in Kamsack. The plays will be performed at the Kamsack Playhouse Theatre on October 27.

Crossroads Credit Union announced the recipients of more than $34,000 in funding from the Crossroads Community Investment Fund in Canora on October 18, Credit Union Day, said Leanne Woloshyn, Crossroads corporate services officer.

Kamsack's RCMP Detachment hosted a Town Hall meeting at the Ukrainian Catholic Hall on October 11. Residents and stakeholders from Kamsack and the surrounding area were encouraged to attend.

The Canora/Sturgis RCMP members are preparing citizens in the area for increased traffic enforcement. The increased traffic enforcement will be targeting speeding, seatbelt violations, stop sign violations, and distracted driving offences.

Kamsack is on the list of stops for entertainer Ian Sherwood during his We’re Only Human Tour which started on September 27 in Victoria, B.C. and will wrap up in Leader on November 10.

The Government of Saskatchewan proclaimed October 14 to 20 as Saskatchewan Library Week (SLW) to celebrate the contribution libraries make in the lives of residents.

A petition requesting the re-opening of a back lane near Gateway Co-op and the proposed Winter Lights Festival parade route were among the items of concern to town council at its regular meeting on October 16.

The Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten classes at Victoria School participate in monthly opportunities for families to come to the school for events and activities that they can enjoy together.

Cheers were heard throughout the halls of Preeceville School on the morning of October 18 as Jeff Bisschop, CEO of Crossroads Credit Union, announced Preeceville School’s 21 st Century Learning Centre project as the recipient of $15,000 from Crossroa

Linda Osachoff of Canora was elected by acclamation as the Saskatchewan NDP president at the Saskatchewan NDP Annual Convention in Saskatoon on October 12 to 14.