Assiniboia Times

The “Caring for the Coldwells” fundraiser, collected by the Southland Co-op food store to help support Karla (Cristo) and Darren Coldwell and family, has raised $7,519.97 as of January 12.

Bell’s Mental Health “Let’s Talk” day takes place on January 25. This day is designed to open conversions around mental health and erase the stigma associated with this topic.

Saskatchewan has it all - pristine lakes, arid sand dunes, and rolling plains. Now Andrew Hiltz is going to tell everybody about it. Hiltz, who calls Coronach home, has been selected as the 2017 Saskatchewanderer.

The photography exhibit “I Will Remember You” by photographer Barry Malesh will be featured at the Kay Cristo Room at the Prince of Wales Centre for the months of January and February for the Assiniboia and District Arts Council’s Arts Up! series.

The Assiniboia Times donated to the Salvation Army Food Bank as part of its ‘Find the Gnome Contest’. Trynda Wilderman from the Assiniboia Times presents Darlene Wasyluk, manager of the Salvation Army, with $150.

The Town of Rockglen has announced its initial plans for the Canada 150 celebrations this year. Canada is marking 150 years of confederation this year.

The Shurniak Gallery will host a concert of the Twin Fiddles on Thursday, February 2 at 2 p.m. Twin Fiddles is made up of two award winning fiddle players Gordon Stobbe, a Saskatchewan-born Nova Scotian, and Saskatchewan’s JJ Guy.

The Government of Saskatchewan unveiled changes to Saskatchewan’s Premises Identification (PID) program on January 12.

Cats, hats and a tea party are all in store when the drama club at the Assiniboia Composite High School performs “Alice” at the ACHS gymnasium for the audience on February 15 at 7:30 p.m.

School board trustees in the Prairie South School Division and elsewhere in the province are worried about changes coming to the education sector following the Perrins Report.