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Picturesque Lumsden, Saskatchewan situation in the beautiful Qu'Appelle Valley is a growing, inviting community of 1,800 people. Lumsden offers residents and visitors alike a slower pace of life, a vibrant business community, and plenty of recreation options.

The Lumsden Business Association (LBA) aims to create economic opportunities within our business community by promoting both home-based and retail businesses through a single-contact approach.

When in Lumsden, check out these great businesses.

Special Olympics Manitoba is hoping to have Portage la Prairie and the surrounding area #FreezinForAReason this weekend.

On Saturday, January 20, the cold and courageous will take the 2024 Polar Plunge at Stride Place in Portage, and registration is still open to individuals, businesses and other organizations looking to team-build with a purpose. All monies raised will support Special Olympics athletes in the province.

Below you'll find MLA Tim McLeod's Report from the Legislature for January 18, 2024. 

The views expressed below are solely the opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official stance of Golden West.

Saskatchewan is off to a strong start in 2024. Our growing economy continues to fuel investments in the programs and services that matter most to Saskatchewan people. With these investments in place, Saskatchewan continues to be one of the best places to live, work and raise a family.

“We’re trying to make an annual event where we can bring together people of all different types of Western culture and art,” Scott Grattidge states, “and have a celebration of that during a time of year when it’s a little chilly and it’s a great time to get together.”

Scott Grattidge, Executive Director with the Stockmen’s Memorial Foundation, is proud to share about their upcoming Bunkhouse Bonanza, a western cultural event for all ages and all walks of life.

I remember my father-in-law, Walter Block, sharing a number of years ago, how as a young boy he would head off across the white field of freshly fallen snow towards the old school house with certain determination to walk as straight a line as he could!  After he had walked a while, he would turn around to look back at the track he had left in the previously unmarked snow and discovered just how crooked his tracks really were!

Below you'll find MLA Tim McLeod's Report from the Legislature for January 4, 2024. 

The views expressed below are solely the opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official stance of Golden West.

As the new year begins, our government remains committed to helping Saskatchewan people with affordability challenges. We wanted to remind you of some affordability measures available to Saskatchewan residents this year.

Brandon resident, Sandra Couling, has loved her new hot tub right from the day she bought it this past fall at Arctic Spas, a new shop on Industrial Drive, Brandon!

Little did she know just a few months later she would be winning the grand prize draw of $10,000 from one of her favourite 'hot' spots!

"I was shocked! I've never won anything!" shares Couling, "And then right before Christmas I win $10,000, so I was just dumbfounded. It took a few days to sink in!"

“All to help farmers get the most out of their planters!”

LMS Ag is a full line AGCO dealership, carrying Fendt, Massey, Versatile, and many other well-known brands. Originating in Morden, this long-standing company has just recently opened its doors in Steinbach. Sheldon Hildebrandt, Precision Ag Sales with the company, is excited to share about the upcoming Planter Maintenance Clinic.

Precision planting is, in short, aftermarket solutions for planters and application equipment.

You know you’ve found someplace exciting when the co-owners style themselves “Director of Awesomeness” and “Director of Extraordinaire.”

And when their business lives up to the creative descriptors.

Not a lot of patients approach their dental appointments with enthusiasm. Dentistry, as a branch of medicine, might have made impressive strides toward patient comfort in recent years, but visits are often still accompanied by some anxiety.

For Dr. Mir Dawood, that might be down to practice styles that in many cases remain impersonal.