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October 11 has been declared by the United Nations as International Day of the Girl. This day is celebrated world-wide to recognize girls and young women as powerful voices of change in their families, communities and nations.

In September, Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate was 5.1 per cent (seasonally adjusted), marking two consecutive years the province has had the lowest unemployment rate among the provinces. The national unemployment rate in September stood at 7.

Members of the Preeceville Harvard Air Cadets joined the Melville Air cadets as they traveled to Camp SaskCadet for a fun weekend of learning outdoor survival techniques on September 25 and 26.

Preeceville and Sturgis schools will be opening their doors to the public in celebration of Education Week from October 19 to 23.

Effective October 1, Saskatchewan minimum wage earners began earning $10.50 per hour. Since 2007, Saskatchewan’s mini-mum wage has increased by 32 per cent, with eight increases from $7.95 to$10.50 over the past eight years.

Saskatchewan’s population continues to grow at a steady pace in spite of lower oil prices. There were 1,133,637 people living in Saskatchewan on July 1, an increase of 3,100 since April 1.

Maintaining a strong focus on Saskatchewan’s proud military heritage, Provincial Military Liaison D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert will visit the province’s top Saskatchewan cadet corps and squadrons.

Interested candidates can apply from October 13 at noon until November 9 at noon to be the next Saskatchewanderer. Over the course of 2015, the Saskatchewanderer project has experienced unprecedented growth.

It’s been a number of years since the students and staff of the Canora Composite School organized a Terry Fox Run, but there was one this year, said Principal Kim Eiteneier.