Times
Last Mountain Serving The Last Mountain Area Since 1908
Volume 103, No 34
Publishers Lance and Vicki Cornwell Box 340, Nokomis, SK. S0G 3R0 Single copy price: $1.00
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Canada Day with the Stanley Cup Highway 15 flooded west of Nokomis A heavy rain late Thursday afternoon June 24 was the ‘straw that broke the camel’s back’ for a section of Highway 15 about 12 kilometres west of Nokomis. The already swelling slough on the north side of the low section of highway filled to overflowing, and began running over the highway. Early Friday, Department of Highways crews from Watrous closed the Highway from the junction of Highway 20 at Nokomis to the junction of Highway 2 south of Watrous. All but local traf-
fic was blocked from travelling in the area, but no traffic is being allowed across the almost three-quarters of a kilometer section where water is flowing over the highway. By late afternoon on June 28, the water flow had subsided and highway crews had repaired the road surface to the point where traffic could resume. The almost four-day closure was a significant inconvenience to travellers in the area, as the average annual daily traffic on that section of Highway 15 is about 300 vehicles per day.
What a way to mark Canada Day – celebrating community, family and the quintessential Canadian sport of hockey! On July 1st, the community of Nokomis proudly played host to Jordan Hendry of the Stanley Cup-winning Chicago Blackhawks (inset) and the hockey icon that is the Stanley Cup. Sports enthusiasts had an opportunity to meet and talk with Jordan, get autographs and photos with him and of course, be a part of the much-anticipated arrival of the Cup, thanks to Jordan remembering and honouring his roots in Nokomis. Watch for more pictures and story in an upcoming issue of Last Mountain Times.
Sask population passes 1.041 million mark Saskatchewan continues to be one of the fastest growing provinces in Canada, growing by 3,711 people in the first quarter of 2010 to an all-time high of 1,041,729 people. Ac-
cording to Statistics Canada, this represents Saskatchewan’s largest first quarter population increase since 1972. Saskatchewan’s rate of population growth was 0.36 per cent in the
first quarter of the year, second among the provinces to BC at 0.37 per cent. People moving in from other provinces minus people moving to other provinces accounted for 1,297 of
the increase and there was a natural increase (births minus deaths) of 865. Net international migration made up the other 1,549 of the population increase.
WDS students aim to learn new skills The staff of
LAST MOUNTAIN TIMES will be on holiday from
July 19 to August 2 Summer Hours: Our last day open in July is the 16th. Before holidays, we will be working on the Last Mountain Times AND The Market Connection issues that will come out on July 20. Deadline for those issues is July 14. Our offices will open to the public again on August 3, and we will be working on the issue that will be published on August 10. *Please note that ad copy deadline for that issue is Thursday, August 5 at 12 noon.
Students at William Derby School in Strasbourg have enjoyed learning archery skills under the National Archery in School Program (NASP) which was established as a result of the donation of equipment by the Eastshore Wildlife Association, and through the efforts of teacher Mr. Kelly Schermann. The program is well received by the participants and is geared toward all students from Grades 4 to 12. More pictures on page 7.