Assiniboia

The 30th annual Assiniboia Spring Fever Lotto is in full swing and one of the grand prize options has people talking. One of the grand prize options is an airplane, which is suppled by King Airways Ltd. in Calgary, AB valued at over $161,000. Over the years, organizer Curtis Nelson says nobody has picked the […]

SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN – An air quality advisory is in effect Wednesday for much of southern Saskatchewan due to wildfire smoke from the northern part of the province. The advisory covers Moose Jaw, Estevan, Weyburn, Carlyle, Assiniboia, Swift Current, Moosomin and other areas of the province. A total of 137 RMs – and the communities within […]

Assiniboia resident Richard Dyke, 47, will remain in police custody following his latest court hearing on the morning of June 4 at the Moose Jaw Provincial Courthouse. Dyke was not present for the June 4 hearing, and his defence lawyer, Estes Fonkalsrud, appeared on his behalf to review the 60 charges of sexual offences against […]

After several months of hard work, the Assiniboia Spring Fever Lotto wrapped up for 2024 over the weekend. Over the past 29 years, the lotto has helped Assiniboia and area fund several important projects including the all new Southland Co-op Centre arena. This year, the lotto aims to help various projects and sports organizations around […]

REGINA – RCMP are seeking people to come forward with more information about any sexual offences committed by Richard Dyke. Dyke, 47, was arrested in Assiniboia last November and now faces 60 charges in connection to historic sexual assaults. He is charged with 14 counts, sexual assault; 14 counts sexual interference; nine counts voyeurism; and […]

Saskatchewan RCMP have laid new charges against Richard Dyke, 47, in a case involving sexual offences against three male youths under the age of 12. Dyke was initially arrested in Assiniboia in November 2023. Since the arrest, the Saskatchewan RCMP’s General Investigation Section (GIS) and the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit have been conducting […]

As summer approaches, many Saskatchewanians will be getting ready for the upcoming fishing season. My family and I weren’t major fishing enthusiasts, but when we’d go it was always fun and relaxing even if we didn’t catch a darn thing, which was usually the case. I can recall fishing at a dam near our farmyard […]

September 2022 was a momentous month for the Town of Assiniboia as the new Southland Co-op Centre opened its doors for the first time. The facility houses a massive NHL sized ice surface, modern dressing rooms, a walking track, and much more. Sadly, it also meant the Assiniboia Civic Centre was no longer needed. Demolition […]

For the past 29 years Assiniboia has been hosting a fundraising lottery in support of various projects in their community. The past several years the lotto has supported the construction of the new Southland Co-op Centre in Assiniboia, which is utilized by kids and families all over southern Saskatchewan. The Southland Co-op Centre is also […]

Its an era when most media companies are putting fewer and fewer resources into local news. Harvard Media is taking a different approach, as the company announced a huge expansion of its news presence in Saskatchewan with the acquisition of “SaskToday.ca” and “MooseJawToday.com.” The deal with Glacier Media includes a long term partnership agreement, which […]