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8-year old donates plush toys for kids

After two days of battling a serious lung infection, an ambulance took Natasha Yarie to a Regina hospital. The eight-year-old Pasqua Lake girl, who is...

Whitewood population up slightly

For the second year in a row, a new population record was set for the community of Whitewood according to the Saskatchewan Ministry of...

Town applies for funds for $3.4 million lift station project

A motion to apply for funding for a new sewage pumping station and sanitary sewer upgrades was approved by Whitewood council at its Jan....

Ochapowace elder loves to work with kids

Elder John Watson of Ochapowace was teaching grandchildren about the importance of cutting wood on Wednesday, January 14, “I teach my grandsons how to...

Benefit supper held for family who lost home

The Boutin/Bolink Benefit supper happened on Saturday, January 17 and it was a success. It raised around $1,600 from the local support of the...

Orioles on a five game winning streak

The Orioles won their first and only back-to-back home stand of the year, beating the Theodore Buffalos 7-2 on Jan 16 and the Bredenbury...

Trucker found dead in semi at fuel pumps

A truck driver was found dead inside a semi at the Borderland Co-op TC-1 gas station in Moosomin over the weekend. The semi had been...

Town issued over $1.6 million in building permits last year

Building permits in Whitewood for 2014 were just over the $1.6 million mark, down substantially from the year before but only because the permit...

Young girl donates hair for cancer

At just eight years old, young Trena Raffey has had three only major hair cuts in her lifetime. But for the young Whitewood girl,...

Paige Lawrence chosen as athlete ambassador

Paige Lawrence, 22, from Kipling, the four-time Canadian pair medalist and a 2014 Olympian, has been asked to be the Athlete Ambassador for the...

Provincial News

Sask. on brink as EMS staffing crisis deepens

Concerns over local ambulance availability and staffing shortages dominated a recent meeting between the Town of Whitewood and representatives from the Saskatchewan Health Authority,...

STEVENSON – Douglas A.