New restaurant & sports bar to open in Leader
Leader will soon be home to a new restaurant and sports bar. The new owner of Halftime Huddle Restaurant and Sports Bar, Raj Basran, said, “everything is going according to plan. If everything goes well, we are going to be open by the end of March.”
SCA Hopeful Upcoming FPT Ag Ministers Meeting Delivers Improvements to AgriStability
This morning federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau and Special Representative for the Prairies Jim Carr held a media event to discuss the latest on the AgriStability Fed/Prov Territories discussion about AgriStability improvements.
Chinook School Board Announces Director of Education
The Chinook Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the new Director of Education, Mr. Mark Benesh.
Favourite photo from a few years back
I thought that I would share one of my favourite photos from a few years ago that was taken about this time of year at the Gull Lake, Saskatchewan Golf Course.
Check It Out: Petitions make a difference
I read a joke that read like this ... “I petitioned to rename a Canadian province. Their government would have Nunavut.”
1938 ~ Changes in the past 80 years ~ 2018
The following was brought to me by a subscriber. I promised that I would not publish his name, but I thought our readers might enjoy the read. This could pertain to young boys growing up anywhere in the prairies.
A Little Bit Western: Tune up
March brings warmer weather, a little mud (if you’re lucky), an awakening of gophers (if you’re less lucky), and the piano tuner.
Bruce Penton: Leafs giving hope to long-suffering fans
Municipal planners in Toronto are getting an early start on arranging the Stanley Cup parade route, which will be held shortly after the Maple Leafs win their first National Hockey League title since 1967.
Establishing a baseline for methane emissions before implementing reductions
If you have to make cuts, shouldn’t you know where you’re starting from before you swing the axe? How can you possibly cut something if you don’t know where you’re starting from?
Sure-Fire Streaming: Centigrade, The Last Blockbuster, The Secrets We Keep, and more!
The best in TV and film from your living room.
SaskBooks Review: Red Obsidian
Effective poetry is difficult to write. That’s the bottomline, and it’s why I’m so excited about the polished and effectual work inside BC poet Stephan Torre’s Red Obsidian, a recent collection of “New and Selected Poems” (selected from Man Living on a Side Creek and Iron Fever).
Saskatchewan RCMP commits to implementing the recommendations of the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission’s final report examining the RCMP’s investigation of the death of Colten Boushie
The events following the tragic death of Colten Boushie impacted many of us in Saskatchewan and across Canada. A young man's life was tragically lost and our thoughts continue to be with Colten Boushie's family and community.
Kindersley and District Music Festival
The Kindersley and District Music Festival committee was very pleased to be able to hold the first week of our yearly Festival from March 15-18, 2021 at the Norman Richie Community Center in Kindersley.
Eston Sheet Metal celebrates 40 years in business
Although Eston Sheet Metal has been a fixture in and around the Eston area since 1954, March 18th, 2021 marks the 40th anniversary of Eston Sheet Metal being owned and operated by Bill and Gwen Etter.
4 million additional masks and 30,000 face shields for Saskatchewan schools
The Government of Saskatchewan is purchasing an additional four million medical grade disposable masks and 30,000 face shields from two Saskatoon companies. This is the fourth order of PPE supplies the province has provided directly to schools.
Bruce Penton: Tiger’s new target: Ben Hogan
For his entire professional golfing career, Tiger Woods has been chasing the legendary Jack Nicklaus’s major-title record of 18. Now, he has another immortal to try to emulate — Ben Hogan.
Break and Enter at Kee Sheet Metal in Kindersley
A break and enter at a local business on 9th Avenue highlights this week’s calls for service. Late Sunday or early Monday morning thieves entered a local business and stole a safe, a cell phone, several rolls of copper wire and a van belonging to the business.
The Rural Municipality of Kindersley #290 made a donation to STARS®
The Rural Municipality of Kindersley #290 recently made a generous $15,000 donation to STARS®.
SSGF Receives $3.4M to Help Conserve Prairie Grasslands
Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation (SSGF) is pleased to announce it has been awarded $3.4M from the Weston Family Foundation Prairie Grasslands Initiative to collaborate on one of the largest prairie grasslands conservation efforts in Canadian history.
Record agriculture exports spur Saskatchewan economy
Despite a worldwide pandemic, Saskatchewan managed to post record numbers for agriculture exports in the province for 2020.