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Theatre season hoped to be back for 2013

Theatre season hoped to be back for 2013

The Souris Valley Theatre will lose two full seasons as a result of last year's flooding, but the board is eager to get to work and bring performances back to the Energy City for next year.
Diabetes Awareness Day in Estevan

Diabetes Awareness Day in Estevan

They were looking for a new twist for a traditional event so the local branch of the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) called on their headquarters and partners and together they set up a fully staffed diabetes awareness site in the foyer of Spectr
Johner's musical brand is expanding

Johner's musical brand is expanding

So far he's been able to keep up with the shifts of personnel ... you know, who is playing with whom, when and where, and in fact, he's quite relaxed about the whole situation.

Do the Oilers need more offence?

For the third straight year, the Edmonton Oilers have an envious decision to make: Which of the ultra-talented junior players coming into this year's draft will they anoint as the No.
Weyburn team wins annual Walleye Classic

Weyburn team wins annual Walleye Classic

The rain held off just long enough for most of the entries to reach shore unscathed at the ninth annual Walleye Classic at Boundary Dam on Saturday.

So it's summer now?

I'm generally fairly observant and after several weeks (or months) of weather that has fluctuated between nice and not-so-nice, I feel comfortable saying that it feels like summer.

10 Questions with Parksie - Episode 1

Bienfait adds new fire truck to its ranks

An upgrade to the Bienfait fire department's fleet is on the way. The Town purchased a new fire truck on May 2, and is now awaiting its arrival in the coming weeks.

ECS's 30 Hour Famine brings students together

A 30-hour fast gave local high school students an opportunity to raise some money for children in Third World countries.

Should school divisions punish students who wear shirts with controversial messages?

He said Last week a student in a Nova Scotia was suspended because he wore a shirt that read, "A life is wasted without Jesus." This incident set off something of a firestorm across comment sections, inciting some hot feelings.