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An open house event hosted by the Gensource Potash Corporation was held recently in order to update the public on the happenings of a new potash mine project that has been developing near the Lake Diefenbaker region.

Town council has decided that only skating and hockey will be permitted in the rink arena at the Broda Sportsplex.

CIBC’s Banking Centre in Norquay will be closing on June 23, which is about 18 months shy of the branch’s centennial.

Council remuneration was increased by town council during its regular meeting on January 30. The remuneration is about a three per cent increase, Mayor Nancy Brunt said last week. The mayor is to receive $6,592 a year, and councillors $4,120.

The provincial government’s decision to consolidate the 12 existing regional health authorities into one single entity was discussed by Don Rae, chair of the Sunrise Health Region board at its meeting on January 25.

Kamsack and Canora air cadets joined together in Kamsack on January 28 for an exercise in rockets. Wade Stachura, a second lieutenant with the Canora squadron who is its training officer, led the exercise at the Kamsack Comprehensive Institute.