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The job of a lifetime is accepting applications

Applications are now being accepted for the 2021 Saskatchewanderer. In its 11th year, this program is looking for the next enthusiastic person who can showcase all the great things Saskatchewan has to offer.

Sharon Schauenberg will be Assiniboia’s new mayor

Sharon Schauenberg won the mayoral position in Assiniboia on November 9 with a huge mandate of 603 votes verses 179 votes for the opposing mayoral candidate, Renaud Bissonnette.

COVID-19 update: one additional death, 190 new cases, 37 in hospital, 22 recoveries

There were 190 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 9, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 4,087 cases.

Willow Bunch Pool Donation

On November 5, the Conexus Credit Union donated a cheque of $10,000 to the Willow Bunch Pool.

Sir Frederick Banting is credited with discovering insulin, but he had significant help beforehand

Sir Frederick Grant Banting, renowned Canadian legend in the medical world, was born on November 14, 1891 in Alliston, Ontario. He studied divinity at the University of Toronto then transferred to medicine studies.

Highway 1 westbound lanes are closed due to collisions near the Belle Plaine overpass

A Moose Jaw RCMP officer was assisting a westbound semi involved in a collision with a guardrail on Highway 1 near the Belle Plaine overpass, when their unoccupied police car was hit by a second westbound semi on the evening of November 8 at around 8

Blizzard raged through western and southwestern Saskatchewan; making road travel unfeasible

Four hundred- and twenty-two-kilometres northwest of Assiniboia, Kindersley RCMP asked their residents to avoid driving due to extremely dangerous road conditions in a message posted on Sunday, November 8 at 2:27 p.m. (CST).

Christmas Lane promotes home-based businesses every year in early November

Christmas Lane has been part of Assiniboia’s pre-Christmas season since 2002.

Gravelbourg Cares cancelled their annual fundraiser, but this service is still carrying on strong

Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Gravelbourg Cares Shuttle Service has cancelled their third annual family supper and dance fundraiser for February 2021.

Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty’s Message for National Aboriginal Veterans Day

“Hello. Tansi. November 8 is National Aboriginal Veterans Day.
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