Alan Hustak
Business license bylaw boondoggle continues
Town of Fort Qu’Appelle
Fort Qu’Appelle’s town council has given first and second reading to a revised business license bylaw despite objections from community activists...
Chief Thunderbird Lodge opens at Peepeekisis
The $16-million monumental community hub for Peepeekisis Cree Nation was officially opened last Friday in what Chief Francis Dieter described as “an historic event...
Tempers flare at Fort council public meeting
Business bylaw referendum
Residents upset about closed meeting following silent protest
Three Fort Qu’Appelle town councillors were hounded by a handful of demonstrators who then badmouthed...
Farmer’s Market attracts over 800 for opening day
Robert and Kelly Murray and their dog, Rolo, were the first through the gates when the Farmer’s Market in Fort Qu’Appelle opened for another...
Echo Lake Road Race this Sunday
One of the province’s best long-distance runners, Ted Jelata, is expected to be back in Fort Qu’Appelle this weekend for the Lions Club’s annual...
Group aims to force referendum over bylaw
A petition with 384 signatures, more than enough to force a referendum on whether or not to repeal Fort Qu’Appelle’s new business license bylaw,...
Fort museum to recognize coronation
King Charles III
The Fort Qu’Appelle Heritage Museum is expected to add the official program of this weekend’s coronation of King Charles III to its...
Three-day event ends on a good note
“Classical music doesn’t have to be taken so seriously. Everyone thinks the ‘Big C” classical composers have to be very serious. They are not,...
Local wildlife hunters awarded
Last November, when Mason Schill went hunting east of Lipton with his dad they spotted a white tail deer on their trail camera. They...
Input sought by Fort businesses for new bylaws
Merchants are being invited to submit ideas as to what they would like to see in their own made-in-Fort Qu’Appelle business bylaw.Community activists unhappy...
Provincial News
Charges laid following sexual assault investigation at home-based daycare
In November 2023, Coronach RCMP received a report of a historic sexual assault.
The investigation determined an adult male sexually assaulted three male youths under...
