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Sunshine, wind, rain and even the possibility of flurries. The forecast is a bit of a mixed bag as we head into the Easter weekend, what does it mean for your travel plans? 

Here’s a quick look at what is coming up: 

• Thursday night: A low of -5°, 30 per cent chance of rain or flurries 

• Friday: A mix of sun and cloud, warming to a high of 7° 

The Pioneer Co-op had a slight setback in sales in 2024 after a record-breaking 2023. 

The cooperative hosted its members for the 2025 annual general meeting at the Living Sky Casino Event Centre on Wednesday night.

The meeting revealed that Pioneer Co-op members will be seeing 50 per cent of $13.5 million coming back to them in the form of equity cheques in 2025. People can expect their envelopes to arrive during the first week of June.

The total sales amount last year was $378 million. This is a slight decrease from 2023, which was $383 million. 

A local blue-collar band has recently released a new music video, highlighting a Swift Current venue with local residents, neighbours, and friends appearing in the exciting new video.

Tombstone Whiskey, a Swift Current-based rock band, announced earlier this week that their latest music video had been released. 

Darrin Schwartz, Tombstone Whiskey's frontman, shared that this is the second music video released featuring footage of the band's performance at the Lyric Theatre in November.

A group of delegates from the Town of Kindersley joined over 1,000 attendees at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention held this past week at TCU Place in Saskatoon.

Each year, municipal leaders from across the province come together to discuss issues facing urban communities and hear directly from government representatives on matters that affect them.

For Warren Schafer, Deputy Mayor of Kindersley, it was his first time in attendance.

Advance voting for the upcoming Federal Election begins tomorrow.

Those looking to hit the polls early can do so at Moose Jaw's early voting location: Poll No. 618, in the Cosmos Senior Citizens Centre, located at 235 3rd Avenue NE.

Advance voting hours are as follows:

Saskatchewan artist Jake Vaadeland is one of three finalists in this year’s Top of the Country competition, a national talent search hosted by SiriusXM Canada and the Canadian Country Music Association.

Vaadeland, who hails from Cut Knife, Sask., was selected alongside Sully Burrows of Parry Sound, Ont., and Noeline Hofmann of Bow Island, Alta., following a nationwide vote by Canadian fans and music industry experts.

While the official date of the federal election is April 28, early voting begins tomorrow at Wylie Mitchell Hall in Estevan.

“There will be four polls there, and you can start voting from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday,” said Gwen Van De Woestyne, the assistant returning officer for both Estevan and Weyburn.

The most important thing to bring is ID.

“I would suggest that if you have your driver’s license, we can take that as a standalone ID,” Van De Woestyne said.

Registrations are now open for this year's Okotoks Community Cleanup and Tree Planting.

Each year, Okotokians gather to clear the river valley of litter and help make the town's green spaces even greener for future generations.

The event is scheduled for Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

While individuals and groups can register in person on the day of the event, pre-registering online comes with a few perks.

Businesses in Lacombe’s light industrial district will soon have more flexibility after City Council approved changes to the Land Use Bylaw this week. 

At its April 15 meeting, Council voted in favour of allowing office and retail sales as principal uses in the Light Industrial District. The amendments come after a December 2024 motion directing administration to explore the potential for expanded land use options. 

Action is one of 13 RCMP puppies officially named this year at the national Police Dog Service Training Centre in Innisfail, and the name came courtesy of Alberta’s own Chance Jerome.

Action — Jerome’s winning submission — was announced Thursday as part of the RCMP’s 2025 Name the Puppy contest, which invites children aged 4 to 14 from across the country to help name the force’s future police dogs.

The contest named exactly 13 puppies — one for each province and territory — representing the first pups born at the PDSTC this calendar year.