Local News

The Government of Saskatchewan removed the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) from feminine hygiene products, effective July 1. This follows the federal government’s recently-announced GST exemption for tampons, sanitary belts and napkins and menstrual cups.

Recently, the Water Security Agency released a water supply outlook for the province which summarizes stream flows and water supply in reservoirs as of July 1.

Among Kamsack area residents who followed the action at this year’s Calgary Stampede held July 3 to 12 are members of the Kamsack Indoor Rodeo committee who recognized several competitors from their Kamsack performances.

A former resident of Kamsack and the Pelly district has begun a business designed to help area residents make their travel arrangements.

Marilyn Lachambre has been appointed to the Kamsack Housing Authority Board of Directors. Other members of the board of directors are Marilyn Snyder, Florence Bielecki, Darlene Brown and Charles Thomas. Thomas is chairperson.

The SARCAN depot in Kamsack is having a raffle to raise money for the Sparty Park, the wheelchair accessible playground being built this summer at Victoria School.

That gang in pink one sees at the Trackside Garden each Tuesday morning, all volunteers who tend the garden, were disheartened last week when they discovered incidents of vandalism at the garden.

The Sturgis Station House Museum is one of the oldest buildings and a landmark in the community of Sturgis. It recently underwent a huge upgrade by having the roof fixed.

Children in the local area can take ad-vantage of the summer fun program and come out to have some summer fun through games, crafts and many more activities. The program is run through the months of July and August in both Preeceville and Sturgis.

The family of the late Gwenda Gregory of Usherville can experience some closure in knowing that the man responsible for her brutal murder was given the mandatory sentence of life in prison with no parole eligibility for 25 years.