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LeaderWelcome to LeaderAn oasis of individuality, Leader, Saskatchewan is a gateway to unexpected sights, with superb wildlife watching, hunting, fishing and brilliant sunsets. There is a sense of uniqueness about the people, evident in town and the surrounding countryside. Come and join us in Leader, where progress is unlimited.

One of the first things you need to know about Cabri is how to say the name. It's pronounced Kay' bree (with the accent on the first syllable). According to folklore, the name originated from the early explorers' pronunciation of an aboriginal word for antelope. Recent research indicates it may have been derived from the Latin name for the pronghorn (Antilocapridae). An e-mail recently received from Laval University in Quebec suggests that the Voyageurs and the French Metis thought the animal looked a bit like a goat and ''cabri'' is the French-Provincial word for goat.

Incorporated in 1912, the Village of Vanguard is the centre of a rural farming community in southwestern Saskatchewan. Located along No. 43 Highway, this village of 152, and its surrounding district, boast a viable business, recreation and service industry (see the business link). Vanguard & district are also serviced with cable TV, post office, volunteer fire department, library-museum, senior citizen centre, courier service, Leader Post newspaper, the R.C.M.P. Ponteix detachment, community centre and a health care centre.

EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS IN THE VILLAGE OF VANGUARDNovember 15, 2014Vanguard Ladies Night Out Get your tickets on October 4th in Vanguard at the Community Family Resource Centre 10 am to 11 amSE¯D Foundation 'We are so proud to support your Ladies Night Out fundraiser. What a great event. What a great community.'

The village is conveniently located in the heart of southwest Saskatchewan. Thomson Lake Regional Park, with its excellent camping, swimming, boating and golfing facilities is located a mere 30 minutes away. The village is also only an hour drive away from both the west and east blocks of the Grasslands National Park.The village itself is an active community which has experienced a revitalization of sorts in the past few years. Due to some serious water problems in the past, the village now boasts a new water supply and treatment plant. There was a period of time when there was no grocery store, or gas station in the village. As well, the community itself now owns and operates the grocery store and a local entrepreneur has recently reopened the gas station/car wash. The village also has a garage and a tire shop. A 10,000 head feed lot recently opened up in the area and a u-pick berry operation is located on a farm north of the village. There is a bar/restaurant as well as a hairdressing shop, insurance agent, a full service post office, and a R.M. office.

High River is a vibrant community in Alberta that offers various services, recreational facilities, and support for businesses and residents, while promoting outdoor activities and local events.

The Village of Beechy is located 48 kilometers east of Kyle on highway 342. It is snuggled on the north side hills of a flat valley floor. The west end of the valley is the beginning of the Snakebite Coulee that drains all the flat land and ends its life in the South Saskatchewan River. Beechy is 18 kilometers north of the shore of Lake Diefenbaker, the lake that was formed by the construction of the Gardiner Dam. The village sits in an area shaped by the elbow of the river. This part of the world was surveyed in the 1890s, and it wasn't settled until much later when the homesteaders moved in.The ranchers came first. Robert Cruickshank has been acknowledged as the first Beechy District settler. At the turn of the last century, Cruickshank acquired 50,000 acres of lease on the Beechy side of the water where he set up a home for his family.

The residents love to play the Wii!TOWN OFFICE NOTICES hockey rinks to be powered by Sask Power wind project.Sask Power has announced four communities that were chosen from more than 150 communities that expressed interest in participating in the project. It's all part of a demonstration project aimed at testing the province's wind potential. The goal is to determine if selfgenerating electricity will lower power bills associated with operating municipal rinks in each community. The following turbines will be installed and operational in Central Butte, Eatonia, Shaunavon and Strasbourg by late summer and will be monitored for up to five years. The wind turbine will be situated on town land SW of town.