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Parts of southwestern Saskatchewan have experienced some wild severe weather from the ongoing storm to this point with more on tap.

Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a tornado warning last night for a small section of the southwest that included Neville, Pambrun, and Vanguard.

"Our radar was indicating a very severe thunderstorm in the area that could produce a tornado," said Christy Climenhaga, a scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Not seeing any reports of funnels or touchdowns."

Strathmore & Area Adult Inclusive Learning (SAIL) had some surprise guests at their recent class.

A group of filmmakers from the Netherlands were visiting Crowther Memorial Junior High School as they were gathering footage for an upcoming documentary series based on immigration.

"There are a lot of Dutch people who went abroad to a far better life in another country or continent," said director Paul Ruigrok. "We are making a series about those people who went out of the country between 1890 and 1930, about a hundred years ago."

The City of Grande Prairie and County of Grande Prairie invite community members to a public open house on October 7, 2024, to review the final version of the draft Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP).

The IDP is a long-term, strategic plan required by the Municipal Government Act that outlines a vision for development and infrastructure near municipal boundaries.  

Storm systems hitting Weyburn yesterday and overnight brought significant precipitation and up to toonie sized hail.  

Meteorologist for Environment Canada, Stephen Berg, says the Weyburn received five to upwards of 20 millimetres of rain in the past 24 hours. There were also reports of hail, its size and severity varying across the city.  

It seems to happen at least once every school year – a letter coming home advising that head lice is in a classroom, or a child comes home with pink eye. Both of these aren’t exactly rare and are easily remedied in most situations.  

Mayor Jeff Genung is hopeful the province's school construction accelerator program means we'll be getting more schools sooner.

"I've long said Cochrane has been the recipient of a lot of new residents and it's putting extreme pressures on all of our schools and frankly on all of our infrastructure," says Genung. "It was great to see the UCP government step forward and announce a plan to get more schools built in the province."

Among the eight new school sites identified by the Cochrane, there's one in Heartland that is shovel ready.

Local racing enthusiasts, southwest residents, and families can enjoy a fun final weekend of stock car racing coming up this weekend in Swift Current.

The Swift Current Stock Car Racing Association will host the event at the Kinetic Exhbition Park's dirt track beginning at 8:00 p.m. on Friday and at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Terry Fehr, vice president of the Swift Current Stock Car Racing Association, is looking forward to wrapping up another great season with fast cars and fun for the whole family.

Canadian icon Terry Fox sparked a nationwide movement with his annual runs, raising awareness and funds for cancer research.

Here in Moose Jaw, a Terry Fox run was held on Sunday, starting from Vanier Collegiate. There were two distances participants had the option of running in the 5 km or 10 km run.

"It went great, we had a little over 60 participants which is only a few runners short from last year. So that's still on par with where we were at for this year," said the organizer of the Moose Jaw Terry Fox run, Stephanie Meyer.

Square One Community, Inc. met with Tim McLeod this week to talk about possible funding for transitional housing space at Square One’s Fairford Street Headquarters, according to Square One co-ordinator Maxton Eckstein. 

The Prairie South School Division is once again putting on The Incredible Years program. 

The 12-week program is designed for parents of children aged five to 12 who struggle with emotion regulation, intense emotions, difficulty making decisions, outbursts, aggression, impulsivity, and/or defiance.