Â鶹ÊÓƵ

The CJES kindergarten class and teacher Darla Zayshley hosted Kindergarten Family Literacy Day on January 30.

February’s Traffic Safety Spotlight is focused on distracted driving, just as fines increased on February 1, according to a release. SGI and law enforcement hope to see fewer tickets during February focus.

The final results at the Canora Town and Country Bonspiel, held from January 30 to February 2 at the Sylvia Fedoruk Centre, had a distinctive family flavour. Team Zuravloff and Team Kolodziejski won first place in two of the three event finals.

After claiming three of the top five spots in the Preeceville Seniors’ Bonspiel earlier in the month, teams from Canora and area swept the top three positions at the Canora Seniors’ Bonspiel on January 20 to 23.

I have always been impressed with the Malanka celebration. Impressed because it seems the Ukrainian people have gone to great effort over the years in preserving their culture.

Making appointments to various boards and committees and applying for grant funding towards the construction of a new solid waste management facility were among the items of concern for town council at its regular meeting on January 21.

The MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) Canada SmartWheels Campaign brought its message of alcohol and drug awareness to CCS on January 21.

In a project initiated by Mayor Jim Vewchar and approved by Town Council, a number of volunteers were working in minus 20 degree temperatures on January 17 to create an outdoor skating rink with natural ice for Canora.

Recently, the Government of Sask. released an updated clubroot distribution map for our province. This map outlines the rural municipalities in the province where clubroot has been identified.

Playing cards was a focal point of cultural activity in my house as I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s. It was such a known pastime that some high school kids in the area would play games such as Kaiser and Smear at noon hours.