By Braedyn Wozniak – Quad Town Forum

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Flag football coming to Sedley?

Nov 2, 2022 quadtownforum

Krissy Hofer wants to see kids in the Quad Town area playing flag football in the Regina Youth Flag Football organization’s fall league next year. Hofer is planning to have…

SMB sets hearing dates on White City’s annexation bid

A lengthy dispute between the Town of White City and RM of Edenwold over the town’s proposed annexation of RM lands is, at long last, heading for a resolution. Six days of public hearings on the matter have been scheduled by the Saskatchewan Municipal Board, beginning with oral submissions the morning of Nov. 23. The…

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November 3, 2022November 2, 2022

Gillies resigns as Sedley administrator after 15 years

For the first time in over 15 years, Sedley ratepayers will soon see a new face at the village administrator’s desk. Samantha Gillies, who started in what was then called the position of village clerk on Oct. 1, 2007, resigned from her role as chief administrative officer effective end of day Monday. At the time…

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November 2, 2022

EDITORIAL: ‘Living’ with COVID not quite what it seems

It’s amazing what people can get used to. For the first time in months, we reported last week on Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 numbers. What we found, via the province’s own data, was that COVID is now killing about half as many Saskatchewan residents per day compared with the worst three-month stretches of the pandemic. That’s the…

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November 2, 2022

From The Vault: Larger catastrophe barked back as Francis fire destroys two homes

[This story was originally published in the May 21, 2015 edition of the Quad Town Forum.] Man’s best friend is being credited with preventing a local disaster from ending up any worse, after a fire completely destroyed two homes in Francis last week. The fire, which started in a trailer at 107 Francis Street, was…

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March 12, 2022March 11, 2022

The Balgonie Bobcats Fundraising Committee is nearing the end of its fundraising campaign for a ninja obstacle course on the Balgonie Elementary School grounds. A down payment has already been made on the equipment. Installation is planned for Aug. 8 and the committee is looking for volunteers in order to help assemble the structure. The…

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March 6, 2022March 5, 2022

Southeast Regional Library hosts Aboriginal storytelling event

Southeast Regional Library (SRL) offered residents from communities throughout the region a chance to learn cooking basics from Sioux chef Dickie Yuzicapi during a live virtual event held Feb. 22. The event was part of the Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples’ annual Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling Month event and offered participants an experience that blended…

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March 6, 2022March 5, 2022

Past year’s success story, upcoming events, rebranding discussed at Kronau museum AGM

Kronau Heritage Museum reported an increase in program revenue, ideas for future fundraising events, and updates on facility upgrades at its Feb. 26 annual general meeting, which was held online. “In 2021 the museum attempted again to have as normal a year as possible, adjusting our activities and events to keep in line with changing…

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March 5, 2022

Balgonie Soccer charts course for 2022 season at AGM

Balgonie Soccer held its annual general meeting Feb. 13 discussing registration options, board positions and plans for the 2022 season. Outgoing board president Dwayne Meier told The Forum a new website will soon be available to the public to accommodate a growing need for online registration, as well as a new communication platform between the…

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March 5, 2022

Vibank deputy mayor resigns; code of ethics, snow removal, asset management, census also discussed

Vibank residents may be voting in a by-election next month, after village council accepted deputy mayor Roger Ecarnot’s resignation Feb. 22. Nominations for the vacant council position will be accepted until March 23. Should multiple candidates put their names forward, a by-election will be held April 27. Council designated Cathy Mastel as the village’s new…

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March 5, 2022March 5, 2022

Pilot Butte leads Sask. towns, cities in population growth: 2021 Census

[This is an updated version of the story was first published in the March 3, 2022 edition of the Quad Town Forum.] Statistics Canada census data released in February shows Pilot Butte experienced the highest population growth rate of any town or city in Saskatchewan from 2016-21. For the five-year period covered by the report,…

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March 5, 2022March 5, 2022

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