While most will be gathered with friends and family eagerly anticipating the countdown for 2010, the local RCMP Detachment are gearing up for what tends to be one of their busiest nights of the year – New Year’s Eve.

With a new year in sight, Mayor Jeff Mulligan is excited to hit the ground running. 

As a result of a terrorist incident on Northwest Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit on December 26, 2009, additional security measures were put in place at Canada's airports for flights to the United States.

 The provincial government today outlined its strategic direction for uranium development in Saskatchewan. Under that direction uranium exploration and mining will be enhanced, value-added nuclear research, education and training will be encouraged, but a specific proposal for a large-scale nuclear power plant will not proceed at this time. 

 Lakeland College is taking steps to honour its heritage and students. Last week Elders, students and staff, including the college’s aboriginal cultural facilitator, Carla Bohnet, held a “raising of the lodge ceremony” on campus, where a traditional teepee was erected.