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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.

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.

Okotoks will see some facility closures over the Easter long weekend.

The Municipal Centre, Operations Centre, Fire Station No. 1, RCMP detachment, and the Eco Centre will all be closed on April 18 and 21.

Recreation facilities will be open, but with adjusted hours. 

The Okotoks Recreation Centre will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 18 and April 21, with regular hours of operation on April 20, while Natural High will be closed on April 18 and 20.

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. 

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.

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:

With it being the Easter Long weekend, there will be some facility closures and a slight change to garbage collection in High River.

Due to Friday, April 18, being Good Friday, garbage collection scheduled for this day will be moved to Thursday, April 17 instead.

If your collection day lands on Fridays, the Town is asking for you to bring out your garbage bin before 7 a.m. on Thursday.

A makeup artist based in the southeast won a provincial award for their work in the wedding industry earlier this month. The Saskatchewan Wedding Industry Awards held their show on Sunday, with the award for Best Makeup Professional 2025 going to Keisha Ziegler.

Ziegler has been working in the southeast for the past eight years, doing makeup for bridal parties, graduates, and special events.

With temperatures warming up and more people heading outdoors, residents are once again reminded to keep an eye out for ticks. 

Ticks can be found in tall grass, brush and wooded areas. They can’t jump, but typically grasp onto people and pets who brush up against them. Ticks are generally active from mid-April to late July. 

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.