New oral COVID-19 antiviral treatment – a step in the right direction
Scientists around the world are working hard to get one step ahead of the various COVID-19 viruses. Is victory in sight?
Penton: Owners, players drag out baseball talks
Baseball fans yawned on Dec. 1 when Major League Baseball team owners said they were locking out the players until a new collective bargaining agreement was hammered out.
Amanda Niwa loves making custom creations
What would you do if you had some free time on your hands? Amanda Niwa from Oyen decided to start a home-based business.
Oyen Lions award scholarships
Another year has come and gone, and the Oyen Lions have been working hard behind the scenes to continue fundraising. They are proud to be able to award two $1000 scholarships…
Sure-Fire Streaming: Out of Sight, Snowpiercer, and more
The best in TV and film from your living room.
Knowing the Source
Among the challenges our world faces, there is very real threat of a further Russian invasion in Ukraine has rapidly increased in previous weeks.
Pop 89: Deep Scribe Preserve
Last week, I promised to offer a list of some of the Prairie Gold I’ve mined over my life as a reader. I realize the impossibility of listing all the inspiring books I’ve read just since moving to Val Marie…
Vet Clinic provides essential service
The Oyen Vet Clinic, located in the southwest corner of Oyen, has been providing an essential service to the community of Oyen since 1984.
Job opportunities available at Alberta Health Services
We have a few part-time and casual opportunities in Nutrition and Food Services as well as in Environmental Services (or housekeeping) at the Big Country Hospital.
Check It Out: The road to resilient supply chains
This week’s humour: “I told the procurement department a joke and they didn’t get it for 4-6 weeks”.
Five Seeds Seed Cleaning gears up for the 2022 crop year
For farmers gearing up for the 2022 crop year, Five Seeds Seed Cleaning in Eatonia is available to help.
Government employees made out well during the pandemic
These days it seems there are three certainties in life: death, taxes and bigger government paycheques.
Acadia Valley News: Rec Club Scholarship
Congratulations to Alli Sauer (Ag Business Major at U of S) who was this year’s Rec. Club Scholarship recipient.
Four Saskatchewan regional colleges enter partnership for new agriculture program
Carlton Trail College, Cumberland College, Great Plains College and Parkland College are pleased to announce a new partnership that will allow each institution to deliver the Agricultural Science Certificate program to students within their respective regions.
Oyen Lodge Report: Keeping super busy
Another great week has flown by; we have been keeping super busy these past weeks! The weather was a bit all over the place, but thankful it isn’t below -50°C again.
City of Swift Current thanks Community and Region for hosting 2016 – 2021 CCA Finals Rodeos
On Tuesday January 25th, the Canadian Cowboys Association (CCA) announced that they will be moving their annual Finals Rodeo event to a new home in Saskatoon, beginning this year.
Pop 89: Prairie Gold
Prairie gold is not always wheat. It is also the wealth of writers sprung from this land. So much of the character of this place, its very soul, is in its stories, many of them not written but told over years, decades and generations…
Check It Out: Does it make sense?
Some things just don’t make sense. For instance, why do cartoon characters wear the same things every single episode? Why do we press harder on the remote when the batteries are dead?
FoodMesh distributes $160,100 of food
FoodMesh in Kindersley started working on the Retail Food Recovery Program in July of 2021. Its motto is “Give food a second chance.”
Opportunities Abound! Great Trade & Job Fair coming soon
The Great Trade & Job Fair is coming soon to Kindersley! On February 9th, both employers and prospective employees are invited to the Kindersley Centre (mall).