Local News

The grand opening of the Canora Gateway Co-op C-store and liquor store was held on October 18. The celebration was the culmination of many hours of planning and hard work by Co-op staff, said Bryan Harder, store manager.

Four trucks bearing the four segments of Kamsack’s new liquor store arrived Monday morning in time for it to be set onto its concrete footing, assembled and ready for opening on October 31.

The Sturgis Composite School invited special guests, board members and Good Spirit School Division administrative members to join the students and staff in officially opening the newly-renovated school on October 20.

The Canora & District Fire Department put in a long day and night dealing with numerous fires during the strong winds that blew across the province on October 18.

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At a recent meeting of Yorkton Council, the General Alexander Ross Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion made a request to have Veterans Week set by the city for the week of Nov 5-11.

The Broda Sportsplex in Kamsack now has access to a much-newer Zamboni ice re-surfacer thanks to a donation from Richardson Pioneer.

In 1967, Dave Popowich started a new career as administrative assistant for the RM of Buchanan. Fifty years later, he is still going strong, but now as the reeve of the RM of Good Lake.

Eighteen of the 20 members of the Kamsack air cadets, and two Canora cadets participated in a biathlon in Kamsack on September 30. “We used the track at the Kamsack Comprehensive Institute,” said Karen Bodnaryk, the squadron’s civilian instructor.

On July 27 descendants of the late Mykola (Nick) and Tatiana Folwark gathered at the Folwark family farm to unveil a commemorative cairn and plaque honouring over 100 years of farm ownership by the Folwark family.