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Feds’ rural internet plan can’t come soon enough for farmers, advocates say

Feds’ rural internet plan can’t come soon enough for farmers, advocates say

Across B.C.’s Kootenay region, slow internet has left many farmers struggling as the pandemic pushed everything from sales to school online. They’re not alone.
Gardener's Notebook - The poppy remains a compelling symbol

Gardener's Notebook - The poppy remains a compelling symbol

“In Flanders fields the poppies blow, between the crosses row on row, that mark our place.” The beloved words of the poem “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae in 1915, tugs at our hearts today.
Don’t want to wear a mask?

Don’t want to wear a mask?

Chief medical officer asks you to join her talking to the families of the dying
$5,600 donation to Moosomin's Outdoor Eventplex

$5,600 donation to Moosomin's Outdoor Eventplex

Greg Crisanti, who owns the local Tim Hortons, handed Moosomin Parks and Recreation Director, Mike Schwean a cheque for $5,642 recently to go towards the Tim Hortons Outdoor Eventplex at Bradley Park.
USask physicist teams up with U.K. partners in world-first program of quantum technologies

USask physicist teams up with U.K. partners in world-first program of quantum technologies

SASKATOON – As part of a new U.K.
Seniors' advocates want national standards for care as COVID-19 surges

Seniors' advocates want national standards for care as COVID-19 surges

Seniors' advocates are calling for federal action to better protect vulnerable long-term care residents as COVID-19 cases escalate across the country.
Enbridge donates more than $25,000 to Moosomin projects

Enbridge donates more than $25,000 to Moosomin projects

Enbridge has donated more than $25,633 to the Town of Moosomin in an effort to give back to one of the communities that has helped during the completion of the Canadian portion of the Line 3 replacement project (L3RP).
USask launches first study on effects of smoked cannabis on brain development

USask launches first study on effects of smoked cannabis on brain development

SASKATOON – University of Saskatchewan (USask) pharmacologist Robert Laprairie will use a Brain Canada research grant to determine how a mother’s use of cannabis during pregnancy affects the brain of the developing fetus she’s carrying.
Library showcases mayors of Moosomin

Library showcases mayors of Moosomin

Ann Norgan, former Moosomin town council member, former chair of the library board, former teacher, and life-long educator has taken it upon herself to unearth portraits of every single mayor the town of Moosomin has had since 1889 and put them on di
Former Wynyard music teacher convicted of sex assault in 1990s

Former Wynyard music teacher convicted of sex assault in 1990s

Former Wynyard-area music and band teacher Gerard Loehr was convicted Friday on three counts of sexual assault involving band students related to his work with the Shamrock School Division in the 1990s.
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