Local News

The Saskatchewan Government is ensuring reliable water supplies and effective flood protection into the future with the announcement of new funding for the province's water management infrastructure.

Construction on two new homes that will help keep at-risk mothers and their newborn babies together was officially launched in Saskatoon on April 10.

The council meeting for the town of Carlyle received welcome news from the RCMP, as well as plans for further residential expansions at the April 4 council meeting.

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Bullying in school is an issue that has, over the past decade, been thrust into the spotlight.

The results of the Wheatland Senior Centre's activities from April 1 to April 7: Bridge: (Monday) 1st Lucie Nickel, 2nd Marion Brown, 3rd Erskine Sandiford. Bridge: (Friday) 1st George Gillies, 2nd Erskine Sandiford, 3rd Mildred Sandiford.

Note: in the Weyburn Comprehensive school news published on March 30, the students of the month listed were for the month of February, not for March as it was printed.

With their funding source cut off on March 31, the process of winding down the business of the Saskatchewan Southeast Enterprise Region (SSEER) will begin on the evening of April 17 with a membership meeting in the Stoughton Legion Hall.

The administration of Souris School were following the protocol set by the Southeast Cornerstone School Division for the safety of the students, when it locked the school down for part of the day on April 3, said education director Marc Casavant.

It was a sea of pink that took to Estevan's downtown, marching in waves against bullies in all areas of our lives.