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Assiniboia Times

Hayley and Cayden Mother’s Day Walk donates $12,700 to Cancer Foundation

A cheque of $12,700 was presented to the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan from a local association representing the Hayley and Cayden’s Mother’s Walk/Run when they met in the Hayley and Cayden Memorial Park on Friday, August 16.

Limerick’s Farmer’s Market dates back to 1982

Limerick’s Farmers Market has been running every third Saturday in August since the event was revived in 2012.

Assiniboian qualifies for BWF Badminton World Championships

Sixteen-year-old athlete Wyatt Lightfoot has qualified for the BWF Badminton World Championships in Basel, Switzerland, which will be held this year from August 19 to August 25.

The Bringing the Children Horse Ride stops in Assiniboia

A horse ride to commemorate the high numbers of Indigenous children placed under the auspices of the province’s social services started on August 1 at the Wahpeton Dakota Nation north of Prince Alberta. The ride ended in Wood Mountain on August 13.
A salute to Limerick – a community which continues to develop towards greater things

A salute to Limerick – a community which continues to develop towards greater things

Village Council Member Lorelei Rogers once thought Limerick was dead after returning there from Calgary in 1994 with her husband.
Lafleche is a forward thinking and positive-minded community

Lafleche is a forward thinking and positive-minded community

Pharmacist Rhys Frostad defines his town as a progressive community.

Canadian Football has origins in rugby and influenced NFL Football

On Friday, August 9 the match between the Roughriders and the Alouettes finished with 2:41 left in the third quarter because of the thunderstorm hovering over Regina.

Gravelbourg rejoices in its second annual Heritage Day event

The town of Gravelbourg celebrated the community’s history on August 9 by offering free guided tours from 11-5 p.m.

Saskatchewan pulse growers are threatened with the Ascochyta blight

Ascochyta blight has been discovered in some of Saskatchewan’s chickpea crops.

Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church is celebrating their 90th Anniversary

During the early years of the twentieth century, the federal government encouraged people from Europe to settle in Western Canada.