Local News

A portion of a bridge in the RM of Clayton dropped into the Swan River on the same day it was opened to traffic.

Among the 63 two-person teams who competed in the second annual Madge Lake Walleye Cup, two local teams finished in the third and fourth spots. For two straight years the team of Glen Becenko and Vaughn Binkley were able to grab a third-place finish.

The first organizational meeting for the 2019 Parkland Music Festival was held on September 13 at Preeceville School.

Theft of tip jar Canora RCMP members are investigating a theft at the Canora Dari Bar that occurred on August 15 at around 8:30 p.m.

The first draw in the Chase the Ace (CTA) fundraiser sponsored by the KamKids Daycare happened shortly after the group received its final go-ahead to proceed.

The largest pumpkin at the 22 nd annual Preeceville Great Pumpkin contest tipped the scale at 101 pounds. The pumpkin was entered by Tom Babchishin of Sturgis.

The Canora Keen Age Society held a celebration of its 45 th anniversary at the Keen Age Centre on September 16. Edith Kotzer, Keen Age Society president, opened the celebration by thanking all those in attendance.

This is not a column about snow. How could I write about snow in September? That would patently absurd. Autumn officially began last weekend. We’ve only just left summer behind.

Sacred Heart Boys soccer team challenged themselves this past weekend in Winnipeg as they traveled to play one of the top club teams in the country.

It was a dull, wet, windy, cold and dreary Saturday. It would even become a snowy Saturday. But the Sas-Kam Open Disc Golf Tournament was still held Sept. 22, after thunder and lightning had forced its postponement six-days early.