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Dana Antonovich, general manager of the Gateway Co-op announced the beginning of construction for a new gas station and convenience store by holding a groundbreaking ceremony on August 19.

Though much has changed in the past 75 years, what hasn’t changed is the huge number of pilgrims who travel to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Rama for the annual pilgrimage, said Mary Kowalyshen, an event organizer.

The Canora Nursery School said goodbye to its students attending Kindergarten in the fall, but will be welcoming a new group of students with its August open house.

The town council meetings held on July 5 and August 2 approved of the operation of two new businesses, as well as new guidelines on waste management and water works policies.

The 23 rd 3-D archery shoot held by the Assiniboine River Archery Club on August 6 and 7 marked yet another exciting and entertaining event, bringing in 175 archers from across Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta.

Police are on the lookout for suspects who caused a string of incidents in the Sturgis community. Cst. Manuel Borges with the Canora detachment of the RCMP noted that several incidents of mischief occurred between August 6 and August 7 in Sturgis.

A former Canora resident and former owner of this newspaper is one of the two major winners in the Saskatchewan STARS Lottery.

Alcohol causes people to not think clearly… even when it comes to the retailing of the product. Take the ongoing battle of Premier Brad Wall’s government to privatize the retail aspect of alcohol sales in Saskatchewan.

I’m going to preface this by saying I’m still learning many things. We all have much to learn through our lives, but I haven’t even lived the 25 years that counts as a ‘generation.

Why was the chicken looking forward to heaven? Because he could finally cross the road without anyone questioning his motives.