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  • Float Plane taking to skies over Lac Pelletier

    September 2, 2009 - 18 h 52

    The living skies above Lac Pelletier have had a unique visitor during the early part of July, with pilot Mike Campbell offering float plane rides during the weekends.

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  • Sask Landing Provincial Park is a park to be proud of

    June 25, 2009 - 5 h 00

    Editor: I believe the Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park is the nicest park in the province.

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  • June proclaimed recreation and parks month

    May 28, 2009 - 5 h 00

    This year is the 5th year that Saskatchewan has designated the month of June as Recreation and Parks Month.

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  • Sites should not be used by non existent campers

    May 14, 2009 - 5 h 00

    Editor: It appears to me that an increasing amount of sites at Sask Landing Park are taken up by non-existent campers. By that I mean all the choice camping sites have units in them, but not necessarily people in the campers.

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  • Stranded Aussies experience Swift Current kindness

    April 23, 2009 - 5 h 00

    Jess Hall and Andrew Johns unintentionally got to experience Swift Current's kindness last week after their journey to Calgary came to an abrupt end a few kilometers south of Swift Current.

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  • Winter weather continues in spring

    March 19, 2009 - 5 h 00

    The arrival of spring has not meant an end to winter weather, with the Southwest expecting snow to lessen by the end of today, followed by below freezing temperatures for the rest of the work week.

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  • Runoff expectations not high in parts of Southwest

    March 12, 2009 - 5 h 00

    Spring runoff levels in the Swift Current, Lucky Lake and Leader areas will be below the provincial average, with all three areas included in a below normal runoff forecast released Monday by the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority. The March...

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  • Southwest digging out from blizzard

    March 5, 2009 - 5 h 00

    The Southwest spent a four hour period under a blizzard warning, with heavy snow and strong winds impacting the region.

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  • Winter staying: Snewsie sees her shadow

    January 29, 2009 - 5 h 00

    Our sister paper in Moose Jaw had some fun by making another Groundhog Day prediction earlier today. In true Saskatchewan fashion, weather prognosticating gopher "Snewsie" saw her shadow and made the call that winter isn't ending anytime soon.

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  • Blowing snow could be a concern for travellers

    January 22, 2009 - 5 h 00

    Afternoon and evening flurries, combined with gusting winds, will cause blowing snow reduced visibilities on Southwest highways today.

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