A Saskatchewan rural municipality council reviewed more than just financial statements during its regular meeting last week after the sudden appearance of a naked man on their Zoom call.
SASKATOON Cabin owners looking forward to campfires in the District of Lakeland will have to wait until conditions change. A municipal order banning campfires, fireworks and all burning permits was imposed Monday. Adminisrator Tammy Knuttila says sparks and embers from man-made fires could start grass or forest fires. “The snow melted earlier and it’s been drier than usual. We’ve been talking to our residents and consulting with them on the conditions out there,” said Knuttila. The district considered the provincial Fire Weather Index map, which rates the fire risk as high to extreme. “With the age of the forest, it s not if the forest is going to burn, it s when it s going to burn so we just can t take that risk the conditions this dry,” said Knuttila.
For the first time since passing a bylaw last summer to make room for a cannabis retail store, the District of Lakeland council has received its first application.
Wiid Boutique wants to set up a new store in the space currently occupied by Bear Country Fudge next to Ambrose Grocery. The ice cream store will be relocated across the parking lot next to Nica’s. Wiid Boutique Co-owner Landyn Uhersky told
paNOW his partner in the venture is from the Prince Albert area and together they’ve been looking at gaps in the cannabis market.
“I know quite a few people that spend time at Emma Lake and I’ve gone camping there a few times. We just thought it would be a great opportunity,” he said.