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The quality of the exhibits at the Kamsack Horticulture Society’s 68th annual show, held Friday, was really good, according to Joan Svenson of Brandon, Man., the show’s judge.

The general consensus of the newly-elected board of the Fort Pelly-Livingstone Museum is to build a new museum to replace the building that was destroyed by fi re in June.

The Kamsack Rexall pharmacy is one of two Saskatchewan Rexall pharmacies which put patients at risk when employees filled prescriptions in error in 2011 and 2012.

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced the launch of an improved online application system for the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP).

The Government of Saskatchewan is providing the Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association (SRPA) with a grant of $1.023 million for the 2015-16 fiscal year.

( see Photo Gallery below ) The Assiniboine River Archery Club’s annual 3-D shoot during the weekend continues to attract participants from across the province, as well as a few from Alberta and Manitoba.

Still in the testing phase, the Farmers’ Market in front of the Visitor Centre/CN Museum is drawing fairly large crowds each Thursday. An initiative of Jo-Anne Sigurdson, the community development officer, the first market was held on July 23.

On July 30, Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart re-iterated the importance of the U.S. Senate’s outright repeal of Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) for beef and pork. “Frankly, this issue has been dragging on for far too long,” Stewart said.