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Winter weather wreaks havoc on highways

It was a deadly week on Saskatchewan highways last week when blowing snow and icy conditions resulted in the death of three people and...

Town looking at options with contaminated lots

Whitewood’s town council is hoping to find for a solution for a number of vacant commercial lots in town which, due to contamination issues,...

Local ag dealership raises tax concern

A local business owner raised a concern with town council recently over the property taxes he pays in Whitewood compared to what he pays...

Population trend sees a drop in many towns

After several years of steady growth, the trend in population increases for many communities in the area may be starting to finally slow or...

Missing Ochapowace man discovered dead in woods

An investigation is underway after a 32-year-old man from the Ochapowace First Nation was found dead a week after he was last seen. Darren Wallace...

Johnson retires as Fire Chief after 53 years

After more than 53 years of serving the community as a volunteer firefighter, Whitewood Fire Chief Gord Johnson officially retired from the department last...

Personnel committee sets ground work for changes

Whitewood town council’s personnel committee has begun an extensive overhaul of the duties and operational procedures for all town employees that work for the...

New CEO discusses future of College with council

The new president and CEO of the Southeast Regional College has a bold new vision for where he would like the post-secondary campus to...

Discount can no longer be applied to property tax

Residents who have been paying their property tax bills early in hopes of saving some money will be saving a little less in the...

Highways won’t drop speed at intersection

Another attempt by the Town to try and reduce the number of collisions at the intersection of Highways 1 and 9 at Whitewood went...

Provincial News

Former NHL’er running for MLA seat

The nomination race for Moosomin-Montmartre is heating up as investment industry CEO and former Boston Bruin Nevin Markwart has announced he is seeking the...