New equipment and training allows Kipling firefighters to be better prepared
You can never really be certain what you will face.Certainly, firefighters responding to a call are given all of the information that is available...
Co-op merger goes into effect on Oct. 10
Hometown and Borderland
Big changes will come into effect at Borderland and Hometown Co-ops this weekend but for most customers, little change should be noticed...
Twelve local firefighters honoured for service
Sask. Protective Services Medal
Qui civitatem tuentur (Who guard the citizenry)
A dozen firefighters from five local fire departments were last week recognized by the province...
1,000 days of consecutive running – over 3,000 km
Melville’s Michelle Rondeau did not set out to run every day for over two and a half years, it just sort of happened. However,...
SHA expands vaccination opportunities for residents
Starting last week, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) enhanced its immunization efforts to again offer a blend of bookable, outreach and walk-in vaccine clinics.“While...
Summerberry cenotaph moved to new location
Ten kilometers west of Grenfell on the south side of Hwy. 1, there is a flag waving in the breeze. It stands beside the...
Giant pumpkins yield money for first responders
Sometimes reality is bigger than anything you might imagine.For example, there was that fellow named ‘Jack’ who won Fairy Tale ‘fame’ by growing a...
Obtaining your vaccination credentials, QR code
The announcement on September 16 regarding proof of vaccination to begin on October 1, that will affect the customers and also the workers for...
Cold water rescue training at Whitewood
Firefighters and paramedics converged on the Whitewood swimming pool on Sept. 19 to perform a life and death cold water rescue operation. And while...
Kipling School has 11 positive COVID-19 cases
Last week, that invisible enemy that our kind has been battling for over a year and a half, took aim at the heart of...
Provincial News
SIRT investigates in-custody death near Kipling
On July 6, 2026, at 4:20 p.m., Broadview/Moosomin RCMP received a report of an impaired driver in the ditch of Grid Road 709 near...
