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Canora Minor League Hockey teams returned to the ice starting January 4 after a short break for the holiday season, though the teams squeezed in a few games close to Christmas.

( Editor’s note: The following article details highlights of events which have been reported on by The Canora Courier during the course of 2016 to serve as a source of nostalgia for the year that has passed.

When round robin play in the Duck Mountain Super League of men's curling concluded in Benito January 3, Don Bowes and Ken Newell, each with records of four wins and two losses, were tied for top spot.

A total of 10 teams entered into a Christmas bonspiel held by the Canora Curling Club at the Sylvia Fedoruk Centre.

The Sunrise Regional Health Authority celebrated the grand opening of Kamsack’s Family Resource Centre while thinking of ways to prevent youth depression during the final board meeting of 2016.

Last week Health Minister Jim Reiter accepted all of the recommendations of the Saskatchewan Advisory Panel on Health System Structure, and announced the province will consolidate the 12 existing Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) into one single Pro

There will be fewer Yorkton Council meetings in 2017 following a decision by Council at its regular meeting. Meeting will be held every three weeks moving forward in 2017, rather than every two weeks which has been the norm for a number of years.

Yorkton Council continues to refine amendments to the Traffic Bylaw which received first reading Nov. 21, 2016. The Bylaw had been back before Council Dec. 12, where after discussing a number of details it was tabled.

Yorkton Council approved a tender for its gasoline and diesel for the next three years.

Yorkton Council approved a new Council & Committee Members – Code of Ethics Bylaw.