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Local author facilitates the Adult Writing Group in the Assiniboia and District Public Library

Held on the first Thursday of every month, the Adult Writing Group has convened in the Kay Cristo Room for more than six months. “We’ve been meeting here since September,” said Assiniboian author, Heather Hobbs.

Think Wheat seminar in Assiniboia was chocked with great information for producers

The Sask Wheat Development Commission arrived in Assiniboia with a full agenda packed with information for the region’s local ag producers on March 3.

Assiniboia and District Music Festival is coming in mid-March

The 88 th annual Assiniboia and District Music Festival kicked off two weeks earlier with a steak night fundraiser at 121 Steakhouse on Thursday, March 5.
Sask. Wheat commits $1.9M for research

Sask. Wheat commits $1.9M for research

The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) has committed $1.9 million to support wheat research projects funded under the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) in 2019.

The Water Security Agency predicted a low spring runoff for 2020

The Water Security Agency (WSA) released the March spring runoff outlook on March 5. Most of the province will have a below normal spring runoff for 2020, as low winter snowfall levels are impacting conditions across Saskatchewan.
New funding for crop related research projects

New funding for crop related research projects

Through a continuing co-funding partnership with the Agriculture Development Fund (ADF), the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, and other producer commodity groups, Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) announced over $2.

Planning for COVID-19: The best protection is personal protection

With an increasing number of confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) around the world, the planning and preparedness of governments, organizations and individuals can still assist in containing and mitigating the spread of the illness.

People with learning disabilities can have successful lives

Seven Canadian teens and adults had decided to communicate their anxieties and struggles with ADHD on a series of YouTube videos in early March. “Opening yourself up to more judgement and unsolicited advice from the uninformed takes courage.

Coronach mayor responds to coal transition money: says the town is welcoming business.

For all intents and purposes, the town of Coronach is a one-industry town – conventional coal-fired power generation.
New software used in seed research

New software used in seed research

The future of seed development is set to become more efficient thanks to PlotVision, a new image analysis software product from the University of Saskatchewan’s Plant Phenotyping and Imaging Research Centre (P2IRC).
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