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'Hats off to them': Crews continue to fight 'monster' wildfire in La Ronge
Emergency personnel continue to battle a wildfire that the La Ronge Regional Fire Department (LRRFD) is describing as 'a monster.' The Pisew fire that's caused significant damage in the La Ronge area is now 141,905 hectares in size. Yesterday, it was measured at 83,630 hectares, but high winds fuelled the fires growth ...
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Melfort PBR a big success, could become annual event
For the first time ever, the City of Melfort hosted a PBR event, which took place this past weekend.The Ripley Rumble was brought to town courtesy of Ripley Ford, and according to owner Mark Ripley, it went even better than expected."I think the words would be just incredible. It was sold out, the community suppor...
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Melfort PBR a big success, could become annual event
For the first time ever, the City of Melfort hosted a PBR event, which took place this past weekend.The Ripley Rumble was brought to town courtesy of Ripley Ford, and according to owner Mark Ripley, it went even better than expected."I think the words would be just incredible. It was sold out, the community suppor...
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Evacuees receive community support as local firefighters battle wildfires
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Resort Village of Candle Lake declares State of Emergency
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'Hats off to them': Crews continue to fight 'monster' wildfire in La Ronge
Emergency personnel continue to battle a wildfire that the La Ronge Regional Fire Department (LRRFD) is describing as 'a monster.' The Pisew fire that's caused significant damage in the La Ronge area is now 141,905 hectares in size. Yesterday, it was measured at 83,630 hectares, but high winds fuelled the fires growth ...
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Ottawa matching Red Cross wildfire relief donations, Sask. gov't chips in $15M
Canada's federal government says it will match every dollar donated to the Canadian Red Cross 2025 Saskatchewan Wildfires Appeal.The Government of Saskatchewan, meanwhile, is providing $15 million to the Red Cross "to work with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency to support wildfire evacuees."Donations will...
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Indigenous art, historical artifacts lost as Robertson Trading burns in wildfire
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Province's largest wildfires measure significant growth overnight
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Melfort PBR a big success, could become annual event
For the first time ever, the City of Melfort hosted a PBR event, which took place this past weekend.The Ripley Rumble was brought to town courtesy of Ripley Ford, and according to owner Mark Ripley, it went even better than expected."I think the words would be just incredible. It was sold out, the community suppor...
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Riders look to build off solid 2024 season under head coach Corey Mace
After reaching the West Division final in Corey Mace's first season as head coach, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are looking to take it to the next level in 2025.Mace replaced Craig Dickenson for the 2024 CFL season following 6-12 records in 2022 and 2023 campaigns that ended with seven-game losing streaks.The Riders re...
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Melfort Golf and Country Club soon needing $1 million+ irrigation replacement
The Melfort Golf and Country Club (MGCC) has some major upgrades on the way, which they won't be able to hold out on for much longer.The irrigation system, a critical part of a successful golf course and something that a club can't really live without, is at the end of its lifespan.The system was redone back in 1995 an...
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Roughriders cut 17, add 11 to practice roster ahead of 2025 season opener
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At Prairie North Co-op, we love when our team members come up with great ideas, especially when those ideas are about raising funds for local charities! Keith Mamer, our gas bar division manager, had seen a similar fundraising event in Alberta and took the initiative up with Federated Co-op Limited (FCL) to make things...
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The United Nations has declared 2025 the International Year of Co-operatives, the theme for the year is 'Co-operatives Build a Better World'. If that seems a little too 'rose coloured glasses' on a global scale, one has to only take a look at how one local co-operative operates to understand how the co-operative model ...
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