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Relief from Federal Carbon Tax Coming to Saskatchewan Residents in 2024
Saskatchewan residents will be exempt from the federal carbon tax beginning in 2024. SaskEnergy and SaskPower will eliminate the federal carbon tax from home heating in Saskatchewan beginning January 1, 2024, benefiting residents who were excluded from the federal government's decision to exempt the carbon price on home heating oil. This will save the average Saskatchewan family $400 by 2024. SaskPower will eliminate the carbon tax on heating by lowering the federal carbon ta
Dec 29, 20231 min read


Garbage/Recycling Rate Increase Coming January 1, 2024
Town Council approved a $1.00 per month increase to the garbage/recycling fee at the regular meeting on December 13, 2023. As of January 1, 2024, the monthly price to households will increase to $22.00 per month. The rise is due to an increase in the Fuel Surcharge and Recycle Surcharge charged by the town's service provider, Advanced Waste Solutions. Source: Town of Gull Lake
Dec 21, 20231 min read


Christmas Cove 2023 at the Gull Lake Campground
During the holiday season, the Gull Lake Campground becomes Christmas Cove. Local businesses and groups work with the Tourism Committee to decorate sites with Christmas displays and bring Christmas cheer to the Town of Gull Lake and surrounding area! The Gull Lake Tourism Committee wishes to extend its gratitude to all the local organizations and businesses that have decorated the campground with the holiday decorations this year. Blake Campbell Gull Lake Tourism Committee Re
Dec 20, 20231 min read


CGTW Rec Board Awards $50,000 to Local Organizations
The CGTW (RM of Carmichael, RM of Gull Lake, Tompkins, Webb, and RM Webb) Culture and Recreation Board has today announced the recipients of grant funding dollars totaling $50,000 for the current year. $11,327 of this funding is contributed by the Saskatchewan Lotteries to programming initiatives, which are not capital projects. Grant Recipients Autumn House Crescent Point Pool Gull Lake Bowling Lanes GL Curling Club GL Hall Steering Committee GL School Community Council GL
Dec 19, 20231 min read


Town Council Committee Appointments 2024
At its November 8th meeting, the Town Council made its Committee Appointments for 2024. The following is a list of the appointments: Chinook Regional Library (1 Council) Janet Wickstrom Lance Allen (Alternate Steve Haithwaite). Gull Lake Recreation Advisory Committee (1 Council) Peggy Willman Tyler Moll Richie Bleau Tim Temoshawsky Steve Haithwaite Emella Waiser Tyson Migneault (Alternate Terry Stevenson). Gull Lake Fire Committee (2 Council) Steve Haithwaite Terry Stevenso
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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People Who Built Gull Lake: Joe Ohlheiser
Ohlheiser's Meat Market -1910. L-R - RoseOhlheiser, Joe Ohlheiser, Philip Zettel, unknown When people think about the builders of early Gull Lake, they often picture merchants, farmers, and town founders. But some community builders wore several hats. One was Joe Ohlheiser, an early businessman, musician and settler whose contributions extended far beyond his butcher shop. Early Business Roots Joe Ohlheiser was among Gull Lake's earliest business owners. By 1907 he owned a me
Nov 7


Gull Lake Teams Advance as Volleyball Playoffs Begin
Volleyball playoff season is here, and Gull Lake will be represented at both the junior and senior levels as teams compete for district and provincial opportunities. Junior Girls Advance to District Championship The Gull Lake junior girls volleyball team has earned a spot in the SWAC Junior Girls District Championship after advancing through sectional playoffs. The team will compete in Hazlet on November 7 alongside Centennial, Frontier, Leader, and the host team. Gull Lake w
Nov 3


People Who Built Gull Lake: William Green
Homesteaders travelling south from Gull Lake in the early settlement era. The arrival of new settlers helped shape the community William Green worked to develop in the early 1900s. Every town has people whose names quietly shaped its future. In Gull Lake's early years, few played a more important role in that process than William Green. An American from Fort Benton, Montana, Green served as the land agent for Conrad and Price, the men who purchased the former "76" Ranch holdi
Nov 1
Upcoming Events in Gull Lake and Area

SWT Lyceum Theatre to Host Grey Cup Party in Gull LakeSun, Nov 15SWT Lyceum Theatre
Multiple DatesShaunavon's Christmas Craft & Trade Show12 days to the eventFri, Nov 27The Shaunavon Elks Hall

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