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The province is celebrating the grand opening of the Whitespruce Provincial Training Centre, aimed at ensuring adult male offenders have the skills they need to successfully reintegrate back into society.

( see Photo Gallery below ) The mudder obstacle course challenge on Saturday had everything a kid would want – getting covered with mud from head to toe, a lot of fresh air and exercise, a lot of laughs and happy family time.

The new mentorship program offered through the Sunrise Health Region is a wonderful way for new employees to become more adapt and confident in their new roles, says Phyllis Olynyk, the regional mentorship contractor.

Students returning to school on Tuesday, will be greeted by two new teachers at the Canora Junior Elementary School. Darla Zayshley, who was last teaching in Theodore, has been a Kindergarten teacher for 13 years.

A group gathered August 24 in front of the Ukrainian Heritage Museum to witness the raising of Ukraine’ National Flag, in a ceremony to commemorate the 24th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence.

In rural Ireland Murphy was selling chicken burgers. These became very popular based on an old family recipe. Before long Murphy began exporting to Europe. Little did anyone know he had been mixing horsemeat with the chicken.

Dave Yakichuk was only about 16 years old when he left Canora in 1945, but he made a name for himself as a member of the Peel Regional Municipal Police, the third largest municipal police department in Canada.

The Advisory Group on Poverty Reduction (AGPR) presented its final recommendations to Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer last week.

On August 27, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released its latest monthly Business Barometer, which reveals optimism among small business owners in Saskatchewan rebounded to an index of 61.9 in August, from 54.