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Connie Schwalm

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Group wants feds in on Quill Lakes diversion plan

Several people concerned about a proposal that would see water diverted from the Quill Lakes Watershed into the Qu’Appelle Lakes system have launched a...

Figure skaters shine at Valley Showcase

An incredible community came together in Fort Qu’Appelle last weekend. More than 100 skaters from communities throughout Southern Saskatchewan, came to compete in the Valley...

Seniors provide strength in a small town

If you spend a bit of time talking to some of the 50-plus people that call Fort Qu’Appelle home, you will quickly notice that...

Artisans work to craft the perfect gift

Whether is was a hand-knit sweater, a jar of home-cooked jam, or a bottle decorated with macaroni and paint, most of us can think...

Pulling together to fill sleigh

Sometimes, the generosity that is so much a part of Christmas brings people in a community together in many ways. A brilliant example of this...

Fort teacher excited to share details of trip to Kenya

It was something that she’d wanted to do for a long time. Ruth Laforge, a teacher at Fort Qu’Appelle Elementary Community School, first began to...

Birdwatcher helps answer hummingbird questions

Their presence is one of the many blessings that often comes with life in this part of the world. Although they often delight and surprise...

Pasqua demands gov’t reverse Quill Lakes decision

It isn't just that there are unanswered questions. For residents of the Pasqua First Nations, the bigger worry is there is no plan to search...

Plan to drain lakes moves another step forward

Residents concerned that saline levels in Crooked and Round lakes may be affected It is another step forward for a project that will have a...

Community performs acts of Remembrance

How is it possible? How do you remember something that you've never experienced? How do you “remember” people that you never had a chance to know? On...

Provincial News

Man dies in RCMP custody in Carlyle

On December 13, 2024 at approximately 12:20 a.m., Carlyle RCMP received a report of an assault at a residence on White Bear First Nation. Officers...

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