Elaine Ashfield
Cause of landfill fire unknown
Over 20,000 gallons of water used
A fire at the new landfill south of Whitewood took firemen and heavy equipment close to 10 hours on...
Local ambulance funding
Provincial Budget
Funding has been announced in the 2022-23 provincial budget for 27 communities across the province to stabilize emergency medical services (EMS) with additional...
Federal carbon tax increase is no April Fool’s joke
25 per cent increase starts April 1, 2022
April 1, 2022 will see another 25 per cent increase to the carbon tax if the Trudeau...
Staff shortages are affecting heath care in rural Sask.
Health care and services have been receiving media coverage lately and while most coverage depicts the shortages in staff for acute care or long...
Curlers return to Saskatchewan’s largest event
Whitewood Farmers and Friends Bonspiel
The annual Farmers & Friends Bonspiel in Whitewood, taking place next weekend, March 24 to 27, is reminiscent in some...
SUMA resolutions may affect your community
The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) Convention 2022 is happening in Regina from April 3-6 and there are several resolutions that will be debated...
Thompson turns 102
Seated beside a huge birthday greeting, made by her family to accommodate her failing eye sight, Whitewood’s oldest resident, Emily Thompson celebrated her 102nd...
Predicting the lamb/lion weather for March
It’s that time of the year where we often hear people predicting what the balance of winter will be like as people question whether...
West End Resort expansion moves to Phase 2
It was a matter of ‘supply and demand’ that prompted Phase 2 and the addition of another 50 to 80 seasonal lease sites at...
Vax passport mandates to end Monday
Masking rules will remain until end of February
Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, February 14, proof of vaccination will no longer be required under...
Provincial News
One of two brothers pleads guilty in Melville robbery investigation
By Jacob Miller & Ryan Kiedrowski
One of the brothers who were arrested in relation to a robbery in Melville that led to a very...
