Preeceville Progress

Many positive changes were visible when the Preeceville School welcomed students back for another school year. The biggest change that the students saw was the special new hardwood floor in the gym that was installed over the summer.

The Sturgis Composite High School opened its doors and welcomed students back for another school year on September 1. The biggest change the school faced this year was the decommissioning of the upstairs portion of the school.

Two little pumpkin plants planted carefully in Mary Pasiechnik’s garden in Preeceville have taken on a life on their own. The two plants have grown to epic proportions and have now scaled the hedge and are creeping quickly to the street.

Shirley Neufeld of Preeceville and her daughter, Deanna Mirva of Dalmeny, have taken up the challenge of helping to raise awareness and funds for research for Parkinson’s disease.

The proclamation of The Archives and Public Records Management Act will advance government accountability for the management of public records, particularly electronic ones. All public records, regardless of format, are subject to the new Act.

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

Restraint measures being implemented to restore balance

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.

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.

Well, I guess there could be one thing less riveting than an 11week federal election campaign starting in the middle of August.