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The Saskatchewan Day of Caring Radiothon, raising funds for the Canadian Red Cross, is coming up on Thursday.

In Manitoba, their Day of Caring event just finished and raised an incredible $419,000+, that amount including the donations matched by both the Federal and Provincial governments. Now this week it's Saskatchewan's turn to raise funds & awareness to support families displaced by provincial wildfires, the money once again being government matched in support of Red Cross and the 2025 Saskatchewan Wildfires Appeal.

LEADER, SK — River Ridge Golf Club is teeing off on a new chapter.

The scenic course located between Eatonia and Leader has announced plans to construct a brand-new clubhouse, with demolition of the existing mobile-home facility set for Sept. 1. Groundbreaking on the new build will follow immediately after.

The project comes with a $400,000 price tag, with financing already secured through Sandhills Credit Union in Leader. However, club officials say support from the wider community will be essential to help bring the vision to life.

Mark and Karin Elford of Wood Mountain ranch near the Saskatchewan/Montana border, and have been named the Saskatchewan Stock Growers 2025 TESA winners.

Since 1996, TESA, or The Environmental Stewardship Award, has recognized producers who go above and beyond standard industry conservation practices and set positive examples for other cattle producers and the general public.

The Liberal plan to give first-time homebuyers a tax break on a newly built home could have substantial impacts on housing affordability — with a few caveats — a new analysis finds.

The Liberal government introduced legislation on June 5 to eliminate the GST portion from new home sales of up to $1 million for first-time buyers, which works out to as much as $50,000 off the cost of a new build or a substantially renovated unit.

For homes sold above $1 million, the GST relief is phased out as the price tag nears $1.5 million.

A government push to steer Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 mail workers toward common ground hit a big pothole Monday.

As an increasingly acrimonious impasse drags on, Canada Post rejected a framework put forward by the union for a binding arbitration process, which Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu asked the parties to work toward just five days earlier.

The Leader and District Arts Council is still accepting entries for the Wild West Daze parade, set to take place on June 14.

The parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the G3 Iceplex and follow a loop through town.

Participation is free and open to anyone with an antique vehicle, horses, bikes, or anything creative to walk or ride down Main Street. This year’s theme is Field of Dreams.

Categories include commercial, corporate, organizational, antique, horse, bike, and kids’ entries.

Saskatchewan continues to have some of the lowest rental prices in the country, despite a recent uptick in asking rates.

The average rent in Saskatchewan in May was $1,386, well below the national average of $2,129, according to data released this month. The province had the lowest average among western provinces, with Manitoba at $1,624 and Alberta at $1,745.

Manitoba is urging tourists to reconsider visiting as it works to find shelter for a flood of wildfire evacuees now reaching 21,000.

“This is one of the largest evacuations in our province’s history,” Lisa Naylor, the Manitoba minister in charge of emergency management, said Monday.

“The government anticipates there may be a need for more hotel rooms as the wildfire season continues. For that reason, we are urging Manitobans and Canadians to reconsider non-essential travel and event plans within Manitoba."

Alice Schmidt Obituary

1928 ~ 2025 (age 97)

Alice Schmidt Announcement

In loving memory of Alice Schmidt (nee Renz) of Kindersley, SK who passed away on June 6, 2025 at the age of 97.

A graveside burial service will be held on Thursday June 12, 2025 at 1:30pm at the Kindersley Cemetery with Rev. Scott Kopperud officiating. A memorial service will be held at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Kindersley on August 13, 2025 @ 2pm, a place she loved, cared for and was very active in for many years.

A Hazlet man will be spending the next two years in a provincial correctional centre after his sentencing last week on a trio of weapons charges stemming from a substantial methamphetamine and weapons bust last fall.

Alexander Lindquist appeared in Swift Current Provincial Court last Wednesday, where he pleaded guilty to and was sentenced on the following charges;