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The Christmas season kicked off with the Preeceville and District Ministerial Association’s inter-community Carol Festival with many Christmas musical selections. The festival was held at the Sturgis Composite High School on December 6.

The Elf on the Shelf includes a special scout elf sent from the North Pole to help Santa Claus manage his naughty and nice lists.

Community members gathered in the cold to pay tribute to loved ones who died throughout the years in a special Christmas bulb lighting ceremony. The ceremony was held in Preeceville at the end of Main Street where the memorial tree is located.

The second annual festival of trees encouraged individuals to take the time to appreciate what’s special during the busy Christmas season.

Giving children the opportunity to go “shopping” by themselves for gifts for immediate family members, gets to the root of learning the joy of giving, said Betty Tomilin, who was the main organizer for the Canora Junior Elementary School (CJES) Recyc

Coming to the decision to close the Canora Key Chevrolet Cadillac Buick GMC Ltd. dealership in March was likely one of the hardest business decisions he ever had to make, said Evan Ortynsky.