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...
Orioles score 14 goals in back-to-back games
Fourteen goals in two games sounds like a sure thing for back-to-back victories, but for the Whitewood Orioles hockey team, scoring that many goals...
It was a sweaty, stressful Christmas
When I think of holidays, I look at them as a time to be away from work. A time when I can relax, travel,...
Big year ahead for Jays, Wozilroy
Almost guaranteed to happen in 2013:
January — Donald Fehr and Gary Bettman meet on Jan. 20 for a rock-paper-scissors game to determine the most...
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...
2013 brings old and new challenges
The ringing in of 2013 will certainly bring some of the same old problems for rural Saskatchewan... albeit, perhaps less of them.
And it will...
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...
Provincial News
Echo Lake swim marks latest milestone after amputation
As emergency lights flashed along the shoreline and an RCMP boat approached from behind, Mark Herbison kept his head down and continued swimming through...
