Nestled on the Canadian prairie in the town of Gravelbourg – sits an architectural jewel. A convent – erected in 1917 the convent of Jesus, Mary and Joseph has seen its share of uses uses in it’s history. The building is a municipal heritage property – having been designed by prominent French Canadian architect J.E. […]
The historic Jesus and Mary convent in Gravelbourg suffered extensive damage after the building was broken into by vandals December 3rd. The convent was formerly the site of an elementary school and now houses a number of businesses and organizations. The vandals broke in Saturday night – but the damage was not discovered until the […]
We knew the warmer than average autumn wouldn’t last forever. Environment Canada has issued a “snowfall warning” for Regina. The weather office is predicting between 10 and 20 centimetres (or just under 8 inches) of snow. The flakes are expected to start falling sometime early Sunday morning, and continue through the day tapering off Monday […]
Wind Warnings have been issued for southern Saskatchewan. Environmennt and Climate Change Canada has issued the warnings for the areas around Gravelbourg and Assinaboia, as well as Estevan, Weyburn, Radville and Milestone areas. There are concerns wind gusts could top 90 kilometres an hour in those areas. Those are the only weather warnings when it […]
A Quebec man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for 14 years after taking money from a Saskatchewan post-secondary school is now in custody. Saskatchewan RCMP said on Wednesday that police arrested Robert Charbonneau on his 67th birthday on April 18 at Montreal International Airport. Charbonneau, a former director of Collège Mathieu in Gravelbourg, was charged […]
There has been a Christmas Eve tragedy in the town of Gravelbourg. A resident of the town died after a house fire on December 24. The Gravelbourg fire department says they were called to the home on First Avenue West just before 7:30 p.m. Upon arrival, one side of the building was fully engulfed in […]
Environment Canada is confirming a tornado touched down near the town of Glenbain on Saturday afternoon. ECCC has confirmed a tornado near the town of Glenbain, SK at 4:30 pm CST, June 4, 2020. If you have damage or any additional information about this event, please contact ECCC. Info below. This assessment is preliminary and […]
Residents in southwest Saskatchewan are concerned about how their communities will be policed by the RCMP moving forward. The RCMP, along with business consulting firm Meyers Norris Penny (MNP), are hosting town hall meetings this week in southwest communities such as Swift Current, Maple Creek and Shaunavon to retrieve feedback from the public regarding a […]
