Emergency use of strychnine in Sask. denied by pest management agency
Saskatchewan Agriculture The Government of Saskatchewan is disappointed in the decision by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) to deny Saskatchewan and Alberta's joint emergency use registration request for two per cent liquid strychnine to support Richardson's ground squirrel management for the 2026 growing season. "Saskatchewan producers have been clear about the challenges they face in managing Richardson's ground squirrels with the limited tools… Read More »
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Pool staffing update for coming season
Pool staffing update for coming seasonMaple Creek NewsMany of last year’s swimming pool staff will be working for the 2026 season.Meanwhile, efforts continue to recruit… Read More »
Honouring a ‘special lady’: 100th birthday party for Bertha Nutgall
By Marcus Day Maple Creek News Dressing well has always been important to Bertha Nuttall. So too good manners. On Friday, she exhibited both virtues… Read More »
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Hawks continue to search for elixir of success
By Marcus Day Maple Creek News For about half of Friday’s game against Assiniboia Rebels, Maple Creek U15 Hawks held their own, showing enough potential… Read More »
WLC Royals reign supreme
By Marcus Day Maple Creek News When Frontier pulled out of a four-team junior boys’ basketball tournament in Maple Creek, organizers scrambled to find a… 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 »