Ella and her mom, Kera Knight from Eston made a ‘snow snake’ using containers and mixing food colouring in with the snow.

Amid all the heartening and hope-filled ways Canadians have resolved to make 2021 a year of positive change, one in particular holds water: the commitment to saving our wetlands.

Early Sunday morning, January 24th, Robin Walde left his family farm (Rosana Farms) and started the 17-hour journey to Abbotsford, B.C.

Here’s a quote by Bob the Minion, “Starting tomorrow whatever life throws at me, I’m ducking so it hits someone else.”

I don’t think a sitcom has made me laugh this hard since The Office.

Saskatchewan may finally be getting tougher in some aspects of COVID-19 fight.

Hey, George Springer. welcome to Canada. Leave your trash can back in Houston, but bring that big bat, that outstanding glove and the leadership for which you’re known.

Kindersley RCMP responded to 44 calls for service during the past week which included, but was not limited to, several speeding complaints, harassing communications as well as several suspicious person calls.

With the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the public health restrictions resulting from it, nowhere yet in sight, the Government of Saskatchewan announced on Jan. 29 a further extension to the Saskatchewan Small Business Emergency Payment (SSBEP) program.

It appears there are a lot of Top Gun fans who might have been really, really, disappointed when the sequel to the 1986 movie, which was supposed to come out last summer, was delayed due to COVID-19.

The region of Eston, Sask. and the Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake has received a proposal for a wind project by PNE Canada Inc. Lucas Duffield, PNE’s project manager and business development representative for projects in Western Canada, filled in the details of the project.

That’s how the spring session of the Legislature is expected to play out this year. Premier Scott Moe announced on Jan. 28 that the government has written to the speaker asking that the spring sitting of the Legislative Assembly commence on Tuesday, April 6, with the 2021-22 provincial budget to be tabled that day.

The Town of Leader was alerted to a suspected gas leak in the downtown core last Wednesday afternoon. Businesses and residences close to the area were evacuated.

Responsible Grain is a national, voluntary code of practice that allows Canadian grain farmers to demonstrate their care and commitment to the environment.

On February 12-13, the Eston 95 Lions club hosts an online draw as a fundraiser for their club. This event is in place of the “Fancy Cake Bingo” that the 95 Lions put on each year during the annual Santa Claus Day.

We are pleased to welcome aboard Adrienne Mason as our new Eston correspondent!

As we turn another page on our calendars, we are getting a little bit closer to spring. Let’s face it, 2020 wasn’t a banner year for the majority of us, and the beginning of 2021 has not been a heck of a lot better!

Methane, the key constituent of natural gas, is a potent greenhouse gas when emitted to the atmosphere unburned. In recent years there have been international, national and provincial efforts to reduce methane emissions.

The Town of Kindersley Administrative Office issued an immediate release on January 28 after a staff member received a positive test result for COVID-19.

New Democratic Party Leader Ryan Meili says we are now dealing with the results of not implementing a COVID-19 “circuit breaker” in November, and that the province has not taken full advantage of federal relief funds.