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After approximately two and a half years of investigation, no charges will be laid as a result of GTH land transactions, RCMP announced Wednesday.

Affordable housing initiative

Staff Six under-19 Saskatchewan golfers are in Medicine Hat, Alta. this week chasing a national junior boy’s championship.

There may yet be some good coming out of the recent rather bad rural Saskatchewan crime statistics. One bad aspect is the healthy kick to the ego and the prideful notion rural Saskatchewan is a safe place to be.

Although also called honeyberry and sweetberry, haskap is the oldest name for this fruit, first used eight centuries ago by the Ainu people who settled Hokkaido, Japan. Its people still gather the berries from the wild there every summer.

The volunteer service department for Leoville, Spiritwood and Hafford is in need of caring, compassionate and committed volunteers to fill the following service positions: On Call Volunteers – Evergreen Health Centre 306-984-2136..

Tom Barrie has been reappointed to the Blaine Lake Housing Authority board of directors. Other members of the board of directors are Sally Rann, Ruth Morton, Diana Vigeant and Lloyd Hunchak. Hunchak is chairperson.

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” There are few of us, at least of my generation for sure, who are not familiar with that question.

Thinking of selling your cottage, cabin, or recreational property? Unless it’s truly your principal residence, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will want its share of any capital gain you make on the sale.

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