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11 new cases of Covid-19 in Saskatchewan

September 25, 2020 2:04 pm

There are 11 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 24, bringing the total to 1,846 reported cases. The new cases are located in the North West (1), Nor...

53 new cases of Covid-19 in Manitoba

September 25, 2020 1:04 pm

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 2.6 per cent and 53 new cases of the virus have been identified as of Friday, September 25, 2020, bringing the number of ...

Virden RCMP search for missing male

September 25, 2020 10:16 am

On September 14, 2020, at approximately 8:40 pm, Virden RCMP received a report of a missing 23-year-old male from Sioux Valley Dakota Nation. Isaiah Blacksmith was last seen ...

Five new cases of Covid-19 in Saskatchewan

September 24, 2020 1:35 pm

There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 24, bringing the total to 1,835 reported cases. The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (2), Ce...

37 new cases of Covid-19 in Manitoba

September 24, 2020 1:02 pm

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 2.5 per cent and 37 new cases of the virus have been identified as of Thursday, September 24, 2020, bringing the number o...

Nutrien fined $150,000 for workplace injury

September 24, 2020 9:12 am

Nutrien Ltd. pleaded guilty to one count under The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 1996 in Moosomin Provincial Court on September 17, 2020. The company pleaded...

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This group photo of the McNaughton High School grad class of 2020 was created/edited by Casey McCormac and Kadence Meredith. Casey was also the photographer of the individuals. The photo was created because students could not pose for a group grad photo due to Covid-19.

Parks and Rec director Mike Schwean getting the rink ready for the winter.

The scene outside the Moosomin Co-op C-Store where Borderland Co-op had its third annual Fuel Good Day. This year they supported KidSport, an organization that helps cover the cost of kids’ sport program registration and equipment.

Teachers from MacLeod Elementary school meeting their student on the first day of school at the new Meet Points to help ensure classes stay together.

Josh from Esterhazy riding his bike across a beautiful sunset sky. This photo was submitted by Tammy MacDonald as part of the World-Spectator’s Summer Fun photo contest.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe was in Moosomin Wednesday to announces that Moosomin will receive almost $400,000 in MEEP funding from the provincial government, in addition to about $600,000 in provincial revenue sharing for 2020 and $163,000 in Safe Restart funding.

The newly renovated community area in front of the Moosomin Legion.

On the last evening that the D.A. Mackenzie Aquatic Centre was open in Esterhazy, they hosted a puppy swim. Many dogs decided to come and donate their entry fee to the Esterhazy dog park.

The continuous pour on the south headframe at K3, part of the $3 billion expansion of Mosaic Esterhazy’s K3, was completed Friday, September 4, 2020.

Baya and Teddy Apperley flying a kite at Moosomin Lake.

Enbridge wraps up line 3 work in area. Near Kelso, the last piece of land along the 1,070-km Line 3 replacement pipeline right of way has been reclaimed to pre-construction condition or better.

New headframe taking shape: The continuous pour is under way on the south headframe at K3, part of the $3 billion expansion of Mosaic Esterhazy’s K3.

Trick or treaters making the rounds at Moosomin Regional park on August 15.

Councillor Murray Gray at the site of Moosomin’s new community garden which will open in 2021.

The slip form is being poured for the south headframe at the K3 expansion at Esterhazy. Rising at 6.5 inches an hour in a continuous pour, it will take 24 days to reach its full height. The north headframe at K3, at 380 feet, is the tallest structure in Saskatchewan.

Yorkton-Melville MP Cathay Wagantall with Conservative leadership candidate Dr. Leslyn Lewis, who visited the Yorkton-Melville riding Monday. Wagantall had earlier expressed her support for Dr. Lewis for the Conservative leadership.

Bob Heintz with his VLT jackpot that he won at the Kipling Motor Inn on August 7.

Two tornadoes and several intense storms hit the region last week. This photo of the August 7 tornado was taken by Donna Gagnon over Oak Lake. That tornado took the lives of two teens from Melita.

Sharon Meyers submitted this photo of Dylan Bruce fishing at Moosomin Lake

World-Spectator reader Colin Stewart submitted this photo of a beautiful sunset and the Moosmin elevator on Friday, July 24.

The mobile Booster Juice food truck stopped in Esterhazy on Wednesday, July 29 and parked in front of the museum from 11 am to 6 pm that day. The truck was asked to come to Esterhazy by the town’s EDO.

Spooky the Cat found out that the Canada-U.S. border is still open for cats. In an act of kindness, a semi-driver found a cat under his unit in Tioga, North Dakota, called the vet clinic with the information on the tag, then drove back to Redvers to return Spooky to his home with Chylisse Marchand!

Around 250 Banister employees are in the Moosomin area working on the surface remediation of the Enbridge Line 3 replacement project. Employees working on the project are required to take Covid-19 safety precautions as part of everything they do during their work day.

It has been a quiet relaxing summer for a lot of people, as there are fewer events, but people have fore family time and places like Moosomin Lake have been busy. This photo of Maya and Hadlee McMullen on Moosomin Lake was submitted by Megan McMullen

A storm that ripped through the Moosomin area in the early hours of Friday, July 24 left its mark.

Lieutenant Trevor Green, training officer with the Moosomin Fire Department, receiving $5,000 from Alisha Thompson, Territory Manager for Corteva Agriscience

Fun at the spray park: Eric, Dylan, Casey and AJ Schellenberg, grandchildren of Elkhorn residents Dave and Pat Schellenberg, enjoying the Elkhorn spray park on a hot summer day.

People enjoying the busy beach at Moose Mountain Provincial Park.

The sod turning ceremony for the new governance centre on Kahkewistahaw First Nation. From left are Councillor Cory Alexon, Councillor William Kaysaywaysemat Jr., Elder Noreen Cyr, Chief Evan Taypotat, youth representative Karly Bobb, Lorne Wright, the president of Wright Construction, Councillor Iris Taypotat-Scribe, and Councillor Michael Bobb.

A moose and her calf in a canola field on Knob Hill Road southwest of Moosomin.

RE/MAX realtors Rolna Pranke and Lynn Fawcett organized a bottle drive on Saturday, June 6 to raise money for the Moosomin Food Share. A total of $3,566.10 was raised for the food share after all of the bottles were taken in to the Moosomin SARCAN depot.