Some weeks, the town’s pulse beats at the council — other weeks, it’s out on the street with a spray can. The Hook — Anchored in Real News Word reached the Round Table early: a joint town hall on April 21 at 7:00 PM at the Elks Hall will walk residents through potential upgrades to the Gull Lake Health Centre’s lab and X‑ray equipment. The session continues the regional conversation that began with the January 14, 2026 SHA update—and the Town’s $25,000 commitment in June 2024

March in Southwest Saskatchewan delivered the full prairie sampler: warm spells, sharp cold snaps, surprise moisture, and a general refusal to commit to spring. Perfect conditions for another round of our friendly forecasting rivalry between the Tompkins Pig Spleen Forecast and Environment Canada’s Supercomputer‑powered seasonal outlook. Here’s how we score each month in the Pig Spleen vs. Supercomputer rivalry: How the Scoring Works Each forecast earns 1 point for each corre

“Building Communities Together” — on the north side of the Gull Lake Curling Rink, looking out over Little Green on the Prairie Park. A mural that reflects the work, pride, and cooperation that shape every community across Southwest Saskatchewan. In every Southwest Saskatchewan town, stories are told in unique ways: through museums, landmarks, and the character of main streets at dusk. But murals—especially new large‑scale projects like Shaunavon’s water tower—stand out as so

Why Regional Awards Matter: Strengthening Community Pride Across Southwest Saskatchewan In Southwest Saskatchewan, community isn’t just a place you live—it's something you build. That work happens through volunteerism, local leadership, and the steady commitment of people who care about where they live. Events like the Southline Community Awards , hosted this year in Frontier , help shine a light on that work. As a regional gathering that’s gaining more public visibility, the

If you’ve ever driven Highway 37 north toward Cabri or south toward the border, you’re travelling a road that didn’t just “happen.” It was fought for—repeatedly—by a town that understood how vital good roads were to the survival of rural Saskatchewan. The campaign began as early as 1924, when the Gull Lake council formally petitioned the provincial government to build a proper highway north from town. At the time, roads were little more than rutted trails, often impassable in

The Youngberg Block today — a cornerstone of Main Street and the focus of Gull Lake’s heritage renewal efforts. A new wave of prairie revitalization is emerging in Southwest Saskatchewan—rooted in history and powered by community. Across the region, towns are rediscovering the value of their historic buildings—not as relics of the past, but as foundations for future growth . In Gull Lake , this movement is embodied by the Property Development Cooperative’s work on the Youngbe