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After discussing the potential end of its workshop meetings, Melville City Council has decided to keep them after all. Mayor Walter Streelasky says the workshop meetings will remain in place, though they they will be restructured, to make more efficient use of council’s time. Council voted unanimously to continue the workshop meetings. The workshops are […]

The latest Gross Domestic Product numbers for Canada place Saskatchewan as the top province in the nation for GDP growth. According to Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan had a 6.0 per cent increase from 2021 to 2022, ranking first among provinces and territories. The total dollar value of the province’s 2022 GDP is $76.7 billion. The main […]

Legacy Co-op is proud to announce over $12,000 in donations to local community groups from Fuel Good Day 2023. When community members filled up their tank on September 19 at Yorkton Palliser Way, Yorkton West Broadway, Kamsack, Churchbridge or Theodore locations Legacy Co-op donated 10 cents from every litre of fuel sold to the community […]

On October 30, 2023, at 4:50 pm, Minnedosa RCMP received a report of a missing 55-year-old male from an address located in the RM of Oakview. Jamie Wade was last seen on Friday, October 27, at approximately 5 pm. Wade is described as 5’10”, 120 lbs, with short gray hair, green eyes and wears glasses. […]

The Saskatchewan Party has named its candidate for Canora-Pelly, in next year’s provincial election. Buchanan Mayor Sean Wilson will carry the Sask Party banner into the October 2024 vote, after winning a contested nomination last (Tues) night. Since 2016, Wilson has served as the Mayor of Buchanan. He has also served as Division 3 Councillor for the RM of Buchanan and Deputy […]

On October 14, 2023, at approximately 12:30 am, Minnedosa RCMP received a report that a male was being chased in his vehicle down Main Street in Minnedosa. The chasing vehicle rammed into the victim’s vehicle, making it non-operational. The victim exited the vehicle and fled on foot. Officers patrolling in the area responded immediately and […]

The City of Melville is waiving tipping fees at the landfill from Tuesday through Saturday as part of Fall Clean-Up week. Residents and schools within Melville can discard leaves, broken tree branches, grass clippings, and small yard debris at the landfill free of charge. As in previous years, a driver’s license or a utility bill […]

There’s been one change in the three ridings in Manitoba’s Parkland region, following last (Tue) night’s provincial election. In Dauphin, Ron Kostyshyn won for the NDP, narrowly defeating Gord Wood, who was trying to hold the seat for the Tories. Greg Nesbitt was re-elected in Riding Mountain for the Conservatives, with Wayne Chacun of the NDP coming in second, and Eileen […]

The City of Melville announced new naming rights sponsors for its Communiplex and its Convention Centre today. The City secured Canadian National Railway as the new naming rights sponsor of the Communiplex and Cornerstone Credit Union as the naming rights sponsor for the Convention Centre within the Communiplex. The City of Melville first opened the […]

Scott Builders Inc. is leading the construction of the 33-bed facility on vacant lands at the northeast corner of Grenfell, at the corner of Assiniboia Avenue and Highway 47.  “Our government made a commitment to provide high quality long-term care services in Grenfell, and I am pleased to see this project reach the construction phase,” […]