About Us
From its inception in 1902 under the name of The Enterprise, through several ownership changes leading to the renaming of the paper to its current title, The Saskatchewan Valley News in the early 1920’s, the paper has been continuously published on a weekly basis for more than a century.
Our offices are located in Rosthern, Saskatchewan, on Highway 11 midway between two major centres: Prince Albert to the north, and Saskatoon to the south. Our name stems from our geographic location between the South Saskatchewan River to the east and the North Saskatchewan River to the west, nestling us in the heart of the “Saskatchewan Valley”. Our news coverage area spans the many rural communities within an approximate 50 km radius of Rosthern.
The Saskatchewan Valley News is a member of the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association (SWNA) and the Canadian Community Newspapers Association (CCNA). Each year we participate in the Better Newspaper Competitions both provincially and nationally within our circulation category. Check out some of our award-winning journalism!
SWNA 2010 – First Place – Best Tourism Story or Series of Stories
“2009 Visitors’ Guide”
SWNA 2010 – Second Place – Best Hard News Photo
“Dry country, many fires” (From our May 6, 2009 Issue)
Sask Tourism 2009 Award Finalist – Corporate Partner of the Year
SWNA 2009 – Second Place (tied) – Best Saskatchewan Cultural Story
“Tourond’s Coulee name added to Fish Creek Battle Site” (From our July 3, 2008 Issue)
SWNA 2009 – Third Place (tied) – Salute to Veterans
Part I
“Bellevue woman heading to war theatre in Afghanistan” (From our February 13, 2008 Issue)
Part II
“Bellevue woman returns from war” (From our October 1, 2008 Issue)
SWNA 2008 – First Place – Best First Nations Coverage
“Remains of Chief One Arrow buried on reserve that bears his name” (From our September 6, 2007 Issue)
SWNA 2008 – Third Place (tied) – Best Educational Coverage
SWNA 2007 – First Place (tied) – Best Hard News Story
“Cst. Robin Cameron laid to rest: 3,500 attend celebration of her life” (From our July 26, 2006 Issue)
SWNA 2007 – Second Place – Best Hard News Photo
“Cst. Robin Cameron laid to rest: 3,500 attend celebration of her life” (From our July 26, 2006 Issue)
SWNA 2007 – Second Place – Best Photo Essay
CCNA Picture of the Month – September, 2006
“Cst. Robin Cameron laid to rest: 3,500 attend celebration of her life“ (From our July 26, 2006 Issue)
