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Today, Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit awarded four scholarships to Saskatchewan students pursing an agriculture-related education.

First, I would like to extend our community’s condolences to the province and communities of Nova Scotia in their time of grief.

Margaret Douglas arrived in Saskatchewan from Ontario in 1914 with her family to join her husband at their homestead, located 16 kilometres south of Lafleche in the Harwood School District.

The Assiniboia Spring Fever Lotto final draw is May 24, 2020. There are currently under 900 tickets left and the 50-50 is over $116,000.

The FYi Doctors Assiniboia office on 520 Centre Street will be reopening on Monday, May 11 in accordance with provincial regulations.

The ability of a two-letter preposition to change one’s perspective is powerful. As I mused on what I, we and the world have faced over the past and probably coming months, a well-known verse of Scripture took on new meaning for me this week.

Our hope in the Cross of Christ

One and a half cups of boiling water. Three quarters of a cup of oatmeal. Three quarters of cup of cooking oil. Three eggs. Two cups of brown sugar. One and a half teaspoon of baking soda. One and a half teaspoon of baking powder.

The Spanish flu belted Canada in four waves between 1918 and 1920. Assiniboia experienced the dramatic affects of the pandemic sweeping through the world in 1918, beginning in mid-October.

During Emergency Preparedness Week during the first full week of May, the Saskatchewan SPCA reminded residents to include their pets in any emergency preparations.