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By Sonja Herter (Korol)

The annual Canora Composite High School Pensioner’s Prom was hosted by the Class of 1970 on August 11 and 12 at the Canora Legion Dugout, said Gwen Westerlund, class member.

Nick Zawislak started farming at the age of 22 in 1949, and still enjoys helping his son Terry on the family farm north of Canora near Amsterdam during busy seasons such as harvest, even after celebrating his 90 th birthday on Saturday.

On September 3 a bear was spotted on the west side of Canora near the chicken barns, said Cst. Taunya Kondratoff, of the Canora RCMP. The bear made its way into Canora, and the RCMP were made aware of the situation at around 6 p.m., said Kondratoff.

Simone Homeniuk is a new teacher at Canora Composite School (CCS) this year, but she’s not new to the school.

An interested group of Canora residents met to discuss a proposed housing project with Sylvester Hrynkiw, Canora economic development committee member; Brandi Zavislak, community development officer and Ken Rempel, developer.

By Ken Rolheiser

The Canora Golf and Country Club was the host of a seniors’ (50-plus) golf tournament on August 28. The tournament was in a two-person scrabble and alternate shot format, including divisions for men, women and mixed.

The tradition of using working horses in the field is quickly becoming little more than a forgotten memory. Working to help preserve those traditions are a few dedicated teamsters that welcome the opportunity to showcase their horses.