House fire claims life of young boy
A house fire near Round Lake late last week has taken the life of a young boy.
At around 7 p.m. on March 21, a...
Funding to towns increased
Saskatchewan municipalities will receive record revenue sharing of more than $264.4 million in 2013-14, an 11.4 per cent increase from the previous year and...
Town hires three new staff; makes changes to policy
The Town of Whitewood hired three new employees last week while at the same time making several changes to their Personnel policies which all...
Ochapowace bidding for 2015 games
The Ochapowace First Nation is submitting a bid in hopes of being able to host the 2015 Saskatchewan First Nation Summer Games.
The Ochapowace Chief...
Federal budget is a good budget
Dear Editor;
In order for there to be long term prosperity, we must balance our budget as we said we would by 2015, we must...
Town budget will be a balancing act
Two down and one to go!
Last week the provincial and federal governments tabled their budgets. This week, the Whitewood Town Council will meet to...
Budget not the best or worst for rural Sask.
Rural Saskatchewan has certainly seen better budgets.
But it has also seen worse.
Let us examine today how rural Saskatchewan specifically did in the 2013-14 budget,...
Backup generator for lift station may be canceled
Town council is questioning whether to go ahead with the purchase of a power generator for the lift station after the company that the...
Town to restrict parking hours for snow removal
Town Foreman Harry Malansky put a request into Whitewood’s town council to have several portable signs purchased that restrict parking between the hours of...
Damned if I do, damned if I don’t
Ever hear the expression, “You are damned if you do, and damned if you don’t?”
For those of you who have never heard that saying...
