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All the students at Canora Composite School were invited to attend a presentation by Jason Prokopetz, a STARS paramedic, on January 13.

Twice last week, the Yorkton Rural RCMP put out releases regarding traffic fatalities just north of Yorkton on Highway No. 9.

SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canora is among the privileged parishes designated as a pilgrimage site for the extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy. It is a great honour, said Rev. Joakim Rac.

Yorkton Council unanimously declared Kin Week in the city at its regular meeting Monday.

For the second time Yorkton Council has tabled its decision regarding the Yorkton Fire Protective Services Review report. The Review first came to an open meeting of Council Jan. 25, where it was first tabled to the regular meeting Monday.

Enjoying themselves in a snow bank with a shovel near the Kamsack water tower one afternoon last week were Keeva Ferrill, left, and Maddison Derwores.

A former Kamsack resident, who has painted and donated pictures of the four La Loche persons who were killed last week, is experiencing a huge positive response to his work. Russell Thomas of Fort McMurray, Alta.

Among communities within the Sunrise Health Region, Kamsack has the highest rate of potentially vulnerable families, town council was told last week by a delegation from the health region. Kamsack has a rate of 46.

Gary Shepherd, director of Mental Health & Addictions Services, recently made a presentation to the Sunrise Regional Health Authority on the progress fulfilling the recommendations of the Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan for Saskatchewan.