November 8 is National Indigenous Veterans Day

November 8 is National Indigenous Veterans Day

By Carol Baldwin Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Wakaw Recorder Since the War of 1812, Indigenous people have fought by the side of non-Indigenous people, despite the prejudice and discrimination they faced here in Canada. At war, they stood on a more equal...
CO Awareness and Working Alarms

CO Awareness and Working Alarms

By Carol Baldwin Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Wakaw Recorder To help bring the dangers of the invisible, odourless, tasteless gas sharply into focus, the Government of Saskatchewan proclaimed the first week of November as Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week. During...
November 8 is National Indigenous Veterans Day

Annual Poppy Campaign Begins

By Carol Baldwin Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Wakaw Recorder Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, was presented with the first poppy of the National Poppy Campaign during a ceremony at Rideau Hall...
Affordability and Homelessness are Often Linked

Affordability and Homelessness are Often Linked

By Carol Baldwin Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Wakaw Recorder A delegation of concerned seniors called for action on the province’s ‘skyrocketing’ cost of rent on Monday, October 27th. One of those seniors calling for action was Regina’s Roger Derby, who has...