Assiniboia Times

The Wood Mountain Regional Park rodeo grounds were packed with competitors and rodeo fans attending the historic Wood Mountain Sports and Stampede from July 7-9. The event is the oldest continuous rodeo in Canada since 1890.

The staff at the Assiniboia’s branch of the RBC have spent a busy summer volunteering in Assiniboia and surrounding communities as part of their Days of Service program. They assisted with the landscaping at Limerick Park on June 8.

The Assiniboia and District Museum is celebrating the summer wedding season and Canada 150 with a fascinating exhibit of historical wedding dresses. The display runs this summer for the months of July and August.

Sunshine, cloudless skies and an impeccable green formed the backdrop to the Assiniboia and District Chamber of Commerce’s Two Person Golf Tournament held on Sunday, July 9 at the Assiniboia Golf Course.

The Old Wives Lake Festival promises entertainment for the whole family on July 28-29. Activities takes place in Mossbank as well as at the watershed bird sanctuary at Old Wives Lake.

The majority of crops across the province are developing normally, Saskatchewan Agriculture reported for the week of July 4 to 10.

Rudy and Ruth Croken from Prince Edward Island were just two of the classic car owners who stopped in Assiniboia as part of the Canadian Coasters 50th anniversary coast-to-coast tour.

Ranchers across the province are still reeling from the news of 200 cows and calves dying after drinking water with high salt concentrations in a community pasture near Chaplin on July 7. Dr.

Celebrating 150 years of agriculture in Canada!

Mossbank Mayor Gregg Nagel cut the ribbon as the town’s swimming pool opened after renovations on July 1. The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place as part of the Canada Day celebrations in Mossbank.