Assiniboia Times

All the top dogs were out in Mankota on September 15-17 for the 2017 Western Canadian sheepdog finals. The three-day event featured some of the top sheepdog handlers in North America for the 12th annual Hilltop field trials.

The Assiniboia and District Chamber of Commerce held its Lunch and Learn on September 13 where the community had an opportunity to meet Assiniboia’s new RCMP Sergeant Donnie Duplissea. He has a unique perspective having seen much of Canada.

The ladies wound up their Wednesday night golf in Assiniboia on September 20. It was a great year for ladies golf in Assiniboia.

Along with celebrating 150 years of Canadian Confederation this year, farm producers are also marking 150 years of the agriculture industry in Canada. Saskatchewan has been the breadbasket of the world for over a century.

The Mossbank and District Museum and the Mossbank Library co-hosted an unique Live History event on September 16. The museum was approached by the library about hosting the event together as a fundraiser and it turned out to be very successful.

A total of 8,591 head of cattle were sold in Saskatchewan for the week ending September 15, up from 5,568 head sold the previous week, and up slightly from 8,548 head the same week a year ago.

Assiniboia Composite High School Rockets football team was downed 6-26 in its first home game against the Preeceville Panthers at Bearss Field in Assiniboia on September 22.

Nature Conservancy of Canada has discovered 10 species at risk on its newly-acquired Wideview Complex. The Nature Conservancy of Canada is Canada’s leading private, not-for-profit land conservation organization.

Prairie Sunset: A Story of Change by Saskatchewan-born author Dion Manastyrski is a book that pays tribute to the pioneering generations who settled the Canadian Prairies.

Earlier this summer, Mossbank farmers banded together to plant a seed of an idea to better their community. This fall they harvested and sold their crop which is part of the Farm it Forward: Advancing our Community project.