Firefighters battle Ochapowace wildfire
Fire takes eight-hours, three fire departments and heavy equipment to bring under control
A massive fire on the Ochapowace First Nation earlier this week took...
RQHR struggling to replace vacant doctor position
Grenfell town council notes
Grenfell Council held its regular meeting on Oct.5. The meeting began with a public hearing to address two items: a bylaw...
Commissionaire’s bylaw enforcement raises questions
The contract for the Commissionaires’ bylaw enforcement duties with the Town of Whitewood is up for renewal at the end of October and council...
Grenfell business now offering 24-hour service for travellers
The BVD Travel Station in Grenfell is now open 24 hours. The new schedule took effect Sept. 15 and two new positions have been...
Students honour survivors of Indian residential schools
Students and staff at Grenfell schools participated in Orange Shirt Day, the national initiative begun four years ago to honour survivors of residential schools.
Participants...
Speaker presents tools to help students with stress
Trina Markusson, a professional in Mindful Teaching and Mindful-Based Stress Reduction, gave a presentation at Whitewood School on Oct. 2.
John Pollock, a teacher at...
Role of fire departments is changing
Oct. 8 to 14 is Fire Prevention Week across North America.
It wasn’t that long ago that when a fire truck went racing by with...
Staff Sergeant addresses RCMP patrolling concerns
Broadview detachment
Broadview RCMP Staff Sgt. Alen Presler gave an overview of policing and activities of the RCMP at the last regular Whitewood council meeting,...
Lions donating $20,000 for AC at community hall
Grenfell town council
Grenfell town council held its regular meeting on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m.
Reports were accepted from town staff and the Broadview RCMP....
Whitewood Livestock to host auctioneer championship
Auctioneer Rhett Parks will host the 2018 annual Canadian Livestock Auctioneering Championships on May 11 in Whitewood.
Rhett and his dad Gene are owner-operators of...
Provincial News
Bangor, Yorkton, and two rural residences raided
Gunshots, a SWAT team, and a heavy police presence are not scenes typically associated with small-town Saskatchewan, but for residents of Bangor, that’s exactly...
