By Sheri Monk Last week, Tyson Foods Inc. announced it intended to sell its Lakeside Packers slaughter house, feedlot and fertilizer business to XL Foods Inc. The $107 million deal reduces the number of major meat processors from three to just two in Canada.

By Sheri Monk “I have never seen so many mosquitoes in my life–there were hundreds of them,” said Mark Caswell, town administrator. Caswell is charged with setting carbon-emitting traps twice weekly before sending them to the province’s West Nile virus expert for analysis.

By Sheri Monk On June 18, Chinook School Board and the community of Climax faced one another in court over the closure of Climax School. Climax asked a Regina judge in provincial court for an injunction to prevent the closure and claimed the school division had acted unfairly.

By Sheri Monk Maple Creek and District Opportunities Inc. enjoyed a record year. The annual general meeting was held June 19 and 29 people were in attendance.

By Sheri Monk The doctor’s office at 36 Pacific Avenue was listed for sale last Monday The property is owned by Dr. le Roux, who recently revealed he is planning to leave Maple Creek to practise in B.C.

By Sheri Monk TransCanada Pipelines held an open house in Piapot June 25 to provide local residents with information on the proposed oil pipeline to be built in the region.

By Dominique Liboiron Armed with .45 revolvers members of the Alberta-based Canadian Mounted Shooters demonstrated their riding and shooting ability June 28 in Maple Creek and ended their performance with songs of praise and guitar picking.