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WorkHorse Hub founded by local resident named ABEX Award finalist

October 15/2018
It is an innovative and creative way of matching employees with employers within the agricultural sector and later this month, WorkHorse Hub (co-created by local resident Morgan Knezacek), will be up for an ABEX award. Celebrating Saskatchewan business excellence, WorkHorse Hub was named a finalist in the Innovation Award category for this year’s 35th annual Achievement in Business Excellence (ABEX) Awards.
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Fundraiser planned in Young after family loses home

October 15/2018
The community of Young is coming together to support a local family after their home was destroyed by a fire during the early evening Aug. 5. Young and Watrous fire crews were called to Dan Burchell and Krystole Galan’s acreage just south of Young as they worked to contain and put out the fire. Thankfully no one was hurt but Krystole said it did not take long for the blaze to destroy the home.
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Canada to legalize recreational
cannabis Oct. 17

October 15/2018
With the legalization of cannabis in Canada becoming official Oct. 17, many people and jurisdictions across the nation have been preparing for the changes including in Saskatchewan where 51 businesses will soon be able to sell cannabis. Since the Cannabis Act received Royal Assent a transition period has been underway leading up to the Oct. 17 date of legalization with the federal government, provinces and territories, the regulated industry and law enforcement.
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Oct. 18
Weather - Sunshine Thursday high 17. Tonight a few clouds low 1. Fri: sunny high 9. Sat: sunny high 8. Sun: sunny high 12. Mon: sunny high 14.

Although wet and cool weather conditions last week continued to delay harvest in much of the province, many producers are back in the field or will be soon. According to Saskatchewan Agriculture's weekly Crop Report, 82 per cent of the crop is now in the bin, up from 78 per cent but behind the five-year average of 91 per cent for this time of year. The warm and dry weather forecast for the next week or more will allow producers to resume combining.
Harvest remains most advanced in the southwest, where 90 per cent of the crop is now combined, and in the southeast, where 89 per cent is combined; these numbers are unchanged from two weeks ago. Producers in the northeastern region have 79 per cent of the crop combined; the west-central region has 74 per cent and the east-central region 68 per cent. Producers in the northwestern region have been delayed by frequent snowfalls, but now have 45 per cent combined.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) gave notices Tuesday, Oct. 16 to Canada Post that job action will begin next week if agreements cannot be reached for the Urban Postal Operations and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) bargaining units. If job action is necessary, rotating strikes will begin at 12:01 a.m., Monday, Oct. 22. CUPW said locations have yet to be determined.
If a strike is issued and delivery service halted at post offices, then The Watrous Manitou and Lanigan Advisor will provide our papers online FREE of charge. People wanting to read The Watrous Manitou can go online to www.twmnews.com and click the ‘Online Subscription’ tab. From there, people can enter the password: strike
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