Saskatchewan RCMP released provincial Operation Impact results for October 9–12, 2026, with Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan members — including officers from Swift Current, Maple Creek, Ponteix, and Leader — participating in the four‑day campaign. The initiative focused on impaired driving, distracted driving, speeding, aggressive driving, and seatbelt misuse. Across Saskatchewan, officers stopped 4,028 vehicles and issued 2,407 tickets, warnings, and vehicle defect no

Saskatchewan is marking Small Business Week from October 19–25, 2026, recognizing the entrepreneurs who drive the province’s economy. According to the Government of Saskatchewan’s 2026 Small Business Profile, the province is home to 156,850 small businesses, representing 98.8% of all businesses and employing roughly 30% of Saskatchewan’s workforce. In communities like Gull Lake, that impact is visible every day. Our town’s economic strength comes from the people who choose to

January 4, 1948 – October 15, 2026 Opening Line We share the passing of Glenn Albert Holding, 78, of Tompkins, who passed away on October 15, 2026. Life & Legacy Glenn was born in Gull Lake to Augusta and Randy Holding on January 4, 1948. He trained as an agricultural mechanic at SAIT and farmed in the Tompkins area for many years. He contributed to community projects including the Tompkins Lions Club, the Tompkins Community Hall, and later volunteer work at Lac Pelletier. Fa

A major exploration licence located just four kilometres north of Gull Lake was one of the key southwest parcels in Saskatchewan’s latest Crown oil and natural gas public offering, held on October 6. The licence, awarded to Millennium Land (444) Ltd., covers 2,640 hectares near the Gull Lake North, Suffield, and North Premier Upper Shaunavon pools — areas with long-standing development history and established infrastructure. Millennium Land (444) Ltd. secured the parcel with

Gull Lake’s early business district, circa 1910 Every community begins with a handful of people willing to take responsibility for its future. In Gull Lake, the earliest civic leadership came from two men whose names appear throughout the town’s first surviving records: Joseph Hutchinson and Edward “Ed” Busse. Their work helped shape the foundations of the village long before Gull Lake had paved streets, a town office, or formal municipal departments. Early Council Formation