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Earthworms – good or bad?

Earthworms – good or bad?

Are earthworms good for your garden? Many gardeners believe that earthworms are a benefit while those who garden in a very heavy clay soil would be quick to disagree.
Sick and tired (and in pain) over health-care wait times

Sick and tired (and in pain) over health-care wait times

The Canadian Institute for Health Information annual tracking of waits for priority procedures is a reminder of how little has changed and how far we have to go
48-year-old woman missing

48-year-old woman missing

Spiritwood RCMP are asking the public’s assistance in locating Sandra Lafond of Spiritwood. Lafond was last seen leaving a residence in Spiritwood on Sunday, April 9 at approximately 3:30 p.m.
Museum hosts volunteer appreciation supper

Museum hosts volunteer appreciation supper

Baljennie News
North Stars blank Bombers in SJHL final opener

North Stars blank Bombers in SJHL final opener

It’s been a long wait for Battlefords North Stars captain Kendall Fransoo to return the ice after being sidelined with a knee injury on Feb. 22 during a game against the Kindersley Klippers.
Budget fallout still dominates question period

Budget fallout still dominates question period

Debate raged on in the legislature over a familiar topic: the fallout from the provincial budget. The impact to school boards, libraries and municipalities was all mentioned at some point.
An entertaining month for curling fans

An entertaining month for curling fans

Valleyview II
Discretionary use application for microbrewery approved

Discretionary use application for microbrewery approved

A discretionary use application has now been approved for the microbrewery proposed for the Riverview area.

Don Morgan needs to step down

Dear Editor Minister of Education Don Morgan inherited an education system that is the envy of many, that has done amazing things with limited funds, and he didn’t care enough to get to know what and how they were doing.

The betrayal: Lakeland Library Region to see 58 per cent reduction in funding

Dear Editor Rural communities have been betrayed by a Saskatchewan Party that promised to stand up for rural communities.
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