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Lisieux: a remarkable place to explore

Lisieux: a remarkable place to explore

Updated (First published in May 2018).

Rockin Beach on Fife Lake closed for the 2020 season

There are several theories about the origins of the name, Fife Lake – a freshwater body located 73.2 kilometres south of Assiniboia. Some believed the lake was named after the County of Fife in Scotland.

Grace Justus’ 103rd birthday commemorated in Fife Lake

Grace Justus celebrated her 103 rd birthday on Sept. 17 at the Fife Lake Hotel. Born in Assiniboia, she grew up near Killdeer and attended Guilford School (named after the Town of Guilford in Surrey, UK).

Farmers in Saskatchewan made significant progress from September 8-14

Sixty-two per cent of the crop in the province has been combined, up from 43 per cent last week and well ahead of the five-year (2015-2019) average of 48 per cent. An additional 27 per cent of the crop is swathed or ready to be straight-cut.

Wheels stolen off a vehicle in Assiniboia

The Assiniboia RCMP requested the public's assistance in locating the person(s) responsible for the theft that occurred in the Town of Assiniboia at the 100 block of First Avenue West sometime between the hours of 6 p.m. September 1 to 9:30 a.m.

It is time to remove hemp from global list of controlled substances

“The global consensus is clear.

Ten Saskatchewan-based drilling rigs cut up for scrap, Sask drilling fleet shrunk by 7 per cent

Like a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex tearing through its prey, a 52-ton excavator equipped with large hydraulic shears tore through the last skid-mounted building of what was once a Saskatchewan based drilling rig on Sept. 14.

NDP will work with Crowns for clean geothermal, more energy jobs

NDP Leader Ryan Meili and Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon announced a commitment on Sept.

Oilfield consultant returned from Saudi Arabia after seven months during the pandemic crisis

When much of the Canadian oilpatch ground to a screeching halt in early 2015, Saskatoon wellsite drilling consultant Douglas Tompson soon found his work, supervising drilling rigs, dried up.

$7.8 million funding for skills training programs at Saskatchewan Polytechnic

The Saskatchewan provincial government announced annual funding of $7.8 million on September 16 for Saskatchewan Polytechnic's skills training programs.
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