West Central Online Staff

While many people don’t talk about them, it may prove to be in your best interest to keep an emergency kit in your vehicle in the event of a break down, especially during the winter months.

Having a car break down on the side of the road is always frustrating, and tempers can flare even higher when the temperature drops during the winter. Keeping certain supplies and equipment in the vehicle can go a long way to making your stop as short as possible.

In the event of getting stuck on the side of the road, there are a few items that serve as the bare necessities.

UPDATE: 6:00 am Tuesday, November 8

Travel is still not recommended for parts of West Central this morning, alongside winter driving conditions on most local roads.

Drivers should look out for icy or slippery sections, snow packed roads along with swirling and drifting snow creating reduced visibility.

Check the Highway Hotline, as Highway 7 has re-opened from Kindersley to the Alberta border.

UPDATE: 6:00 pm Monday, November 7

Ceremonies will be held throughout the West Central region for Remembrance Day this Friday. Some will also be taking place earlier as well, as the Kindersley Composite School will be holding one on Tuesday, November 8 at 1:45 pm. 

Check out the full list below, and feel free to email news@westcentralonline.com with the following information:

-time and location of the service

-public or private service

-if and where the service may be livestreamed

-whether the service will have seating for elderly or standing room only

UPDATE: Saturday, November 5, 3:40 pm

Canada first observed Daylight Savings Time in 1908.

That is the practice of setting clocks forward one hour from Standard Time during the summer months, and then setting clocks back an hour in the fall.

This gives people more light in the morning and makes better use of natural daylight.

At 2 a.m. this Sunday November 6 many Canadians will set their clocks back one hour.

The only areas in Canada that do NOT change their clocks are Saskatchewan, the Yukon, some locations in Quebec, Southampton Islands and some areas of British Columbia.

UPDATE: November 3rd, 2022, 1:30 pm

Winter driving conditions exist in virtually all of the West Central region. Roads around the Unity and Wilkie area remain travel not recommended but all other roads have been upgraded to winter driving conditions.

The Kindersley Sr. Klippers fire up their season this evening against the Macklin Mohawks. The Mohawks have been a thorn in the Sr. Klippers side, knocking them out of the playoffs the last two years. Sr. Klippers player Byron Ismond expects a tough test with the Mohawks in town.  

The Elrose Composite School managed to have some fun, as students made some special bets with some of faculty and students if they raised a certain amount of money for the Terry Fox Foundation. 

Halaena Sarmiento one of the leaders of the Student Leadership Council, explains how much money the school brought in.

“We set up a goal which was $4,000 and we were actually kind of surprised by the total, as we had $4,232.” 

One of the bets included shaving/waxing Mr. Wright and Mr. Kingwell's legs, which happened on Thursday. 

The annual ban on pruning elm trees in the province has come to an end and residents are encouraged to prune their elm trees.

Each year, provincial regulations prohibit pruning elm trees from April 1 to Aug. 31 to reduce the risk of spreading Dutch Elm Disease (DED). 

The elm bark beetles that spread the disease are most active during this period, and fresh cuts from pruning can attract insects to healthy elm trees. 

On June 7th of 2021 Kindersley RCMP responded to an armed robbery at the Dodsland Credit Union. The Kindersley RCMP, in partnership with the Saskatoon General Investigation Section, entered into an extensive investigation and ended up locating and charging a suspect.