Jasper Centre packed for Gordon Bacon reception
By Marcus Day Maple Creek News A photograph at the Jasper Cultural & Historical Centre shows Doreen Bacon in a straw-filled barn milking a cow. Behind her is a calf that she is feeding or petting, and to her left are a dog and six or seven cats. The caption reads “Doreen – 1988”, and below it is the comment, “Gordon’s idea of a date”.… Read More »
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All in a day’s work…at the auction
By Marcus Day Maple Creek News On Friday morning, I travelled to a galaxy far, far away, where the inhabitants communicate throughn rapid-fire chants and… Read More »
Ron Schaal named Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Saskatchewan Volunteer of the Year
By Keagan Perrette Ducks Unlimited Canada Ron Schaal has been a pillar of the Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) community in southwestern Saskatchewan since he helped… Read More »
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Thank you, Council ‘superstars’
By Marcus Day Maple Creek News To “our littlest hockey heroes”, Maple Creek Town Council is made up of community superstars. In an enthusiastically worded… Read More »
43rd Battle of the Little Big Puck: The Friendship Game
By Marcus Day Maple Creek News After 43 years, the spirit of friendship, unity and respect in Maple Creek’s premier gala event lives on. When… Read More »
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Community Feast 2025: National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
As she looked at children with their parents in the Jasper Centre grounds, Nekaneet chief Rosa Wahobin asked for contemplation of the unthinkable. Suppose this… Read More »
Highlights of my weekend? Trucker’s, a tepee … and thongs
By Marcus Day I’ve just learned something worth sharing: Maple Creek may be the nexus of the universe, but there is land beyond its borders,… Read More »