With Ryan Kiedrowski
Here’s a quick tip for all those elementary school students out there that are currently dealing with a bully: get used to it.

By Sheri Monk
So, the NFU has called for an inquiry into slaughterhouse and retailer beef profits. Don’t hold your breath.
To the NFU’s credit, they are the only producer group in Canada making any noise as the Canadian cattle industry bleeds from a 1,000 wounds.
The honest-to-goodness trouble with the NFU is that no one publicly takes them seriously. Privately, I’ve had all kinds of ranching folk tell me how much they appreciated and identified with the massive NFU cattle crisis report released last year. But no one’s talking about it at the …

By Ryan Kiedrowski
Since May 1, area producers have been able to meet all their agricultural concerns at the newest Saskatchewan Agriculture office in Kindersley. Back in the spring of 1996, the Rural Service Centre Extension Office in Leader was closed with producers calling a 1-800 number to have their questions answered.

By Sheri Monk
“We’re very optimistic we’ll be making a major announcement soon,” said Shaunavon Mayor Sharon Dickie. “A doctor did visit our community last week and things are progressing from that meeting. But at this point, it’s all tentative.”

By Sheri Monk
The Oversight Committee, comprised of members representing funding partners for the new integrated healthcare facility at Maple Creek, met Dec. 2 and reaffirmed their support for the project.

By Sheri Monk
A new integrated facility at Leader is in the works, according to the RM of Happyland’s reeve, Tim Geiger.

By Sheri Monk
Cypress Health Region has suspended the privileges of a locum physician who served in the region, but officials are keeping mum on further details.

By Sheri Monk
A deep freeze with extreme wind chills has encompassed the Southwest for much of the previous eight days, but Mother Nature’s wrath has been felt right across the prairies, through to northwest Ontario.
Environment Canada warned of windchill values as low as -50ºC over the weekend, and wind chill temperatures rarely rose above the -40ºC mark.
Dec. 8 was the coldest day this week in the rural areas. At about 11 a.m., the temperature near Golden Prairie dropped to -35ºC, without accounting for windchill. On the same day, Leader …

The Midget Blues remain undefeated with two more wins this weekend. The game in Consul against Maple Creek Hawks that was scheduled for Tuesday December 8 was postponed until December 16 due to the -35C temperature.
The Blues played host to the Glentworth Thunder on Saturday night at the Leader Arena. The crowd was a little light due to the cold weather and the Flyers game in nearby Eatonia but those who were there were well entertained. The Blues jumped off to an early start scoring five goals in the …

The following is a press release issued by Cypress Health Region at 3 p.m., Friday afternoon, Dec. 11, 2009.
The Cypress Health Region has suspended the privileges of a temporary member of its
medical provider team following an investigation of concerns raised about the quality of
care and safety of services provided to clients.
As part of their commitment to quality client care, the Cypress Health Region has a set
of protocols and processes in place that guide the review and investigation of concerns
brought forward by individuals or internal indicators. These processes are consistently
applied …