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Shellbrook Scotiabank set to close in 2026
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Shellbrook Scotiabank set to close in 2026

Staff October 23, 2025October 22, 2025 0 comment

By: Jordan Twiss Recent years have seen banks and credit unions exit small towns in the Shellbrook and Spiritwood area. Now, it’s been announced that Shellbrook’s Scotiabank will be the next financial institution to follow this trend.

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Bull riding brings thrills in Spiritwood
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Bull riding brings thrills in Spiritwood

Staff October 16, 2025October 16, 2025 0 comment

By: Bevra Fee The highly popular event that draws locals and visitors in every year after harvest proved to be a hit yet again in the town of Spiritwood over Thanksgiving weekend.

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Shellbrook TRC Walk connects community
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Shellbrook TRC Walk connects community

Staff October 9, 2025October 6, 2025 0 comment

By: Jordan Twiss Now in its third year, Shellbrook’s Honour Walk for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is building a deeper sense of community and greater awareness about the history of Residential Schools and the Sixties Scoop, say organizers Nicole Erb and Regan Buckingham.

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Aviator shares inspiration with Canwood students

Staff October 2, 2025October 28, 2025 0 comment

By: Jordan Twiss Aviator and author Agnes Niyondezi says her memoir, Dreams Take Flight, is for “those who need to be reminded that where you start does not determine how far you can go.”

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Light & Lumber Market shines bright

Staff September 25, 2025October 22, 2025 0 comment

By: Jordan Twiss Just six months ago, Shellbrook’s Brittany Dutka lost her daughter, Callie, shortly after giving birth to her.Callie was born with Trisomy 22, a rare genetic chromosomal abnormality that affects 1 in 30,000 to 50,000 live births and frequently causes early miscarriages or severe malformations at birth.

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Kayakers hit Memorial Lake for ‘Big Day Out’

Staff September 18, 2025October 16, 2025 0 comment

By: Jordan Twiss Whether by kayak, canoe, or paddle board, more than 40 people gathered on the glassy waters of Memorial Lake on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 13, for a rare day of togetherness, fun, and scenic beauty.

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Blaine Lake Community Centre celebrates opening

Staff September 11, 2025October 6, 2025 0 comment

By: Jordan Twiss Nearly a year after it partnered with the Town of Blaine Lake to acquire the former Blaine Lake Gospel Chapel with the hopes of transforming it into a community centre, the Blaine Lake Community Association (BLCA) celebrated the re-imagined facility’s grand opening on Friday, Sept. 5.

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Community support builds new ball diamond

Staff September 4, 2025September 30, 2025 0 comment

By: Jordan Twiss For the past 20 years, kids growing up playing ball in Shell Lake have had to do so on a single diamond, after the second diamond was removed due to drainage issues.

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Summer ends with a splash in Shellbrook

Staff August 28, 2025September 23, 2025 0 comment

By: Jordan Twiss Shellbrook’s season of sunshine, outdoor play, and swimming came to an unofficial end on Friday, Aug. 22, as Kinsmen Park and the Shellbrook Swimming Pool played host to the annual Party in the Park.

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U13 Parkland Wildcats top Westerns

Staff August 21, 2025September 18, 2025 0 comment

By: Jordan Twiss When Shell Lake’s Dillan and Allison Simonar started the Parkland Predators girls’ softball program in 2019, and the Parkland Wildcats boys’ softball program in 2022, they had a clear purpose and vision in mind for their own kids, and for other children in the community.

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