309 Main Street,
Box 100, Watrous, SK S0K 4T0
ph: 306-946-3343 fax: 306-946-2026
watrous.manitou@sasktel.net
contact us
Serving the south central Saskatchewan communities of Allan, Bradwell, Clavet, Colonsay, Drake, Elstow, Guernsey, Holdfast, Imperial, Liberty, Lockwood, Manitou Beach, Penzance, Plunkett, Simpson, Stalwart, Viscount, Watrous and Young

»  Advertising

Advertising Deadline

Wednesday 5 p.m. for the following Monday’s issue. If a holiday falls on a Friday, deadline of Wednesday noon.

Our Service Area


Publishing Charges

ALL privately-placed advertising must be prepaid; we accept cash, cheque, debit, Visa and Mastercard.

»  Display Advertising: $6.16/column inch

»  Classified Advertising:

  • $5.00 for 25 words or less
  • 20¢/word thereafter
  • second and subsequent weeks half price

»  Blanket Advertising: blanket any province's community newspapers for one low price.
     Call us for details.

»  Classified Displays: $7.56/column inch (boxed; may include logo, special formatting, etc.)

»  Business Directory:

  • $20/month
  • $75/six months
  • $150/year
  • 50 word limit
  • Display ads in business directory - $6.16/inch/week

»   Contact us to place your advertising

»  Announcements/Congratulatory: (special community rates)

  • Births - classified rate; with one-column picture - $20
  • Birthdays/graduations with one-column picture - $20
  • Births/birthdays/graduations with two-column picture - $35
  • Engagement/wedding/anniversary with two-col. picture - $35
  • Wedding/anniversary with two-col. picture and write up - $50
  • New employee/retirement with picture - $30
  • Memoriams - classified rate; with one-col. picture - $20; with two-col. picture - $35
  • Obituaries - $25; with picture - $30

»   Contact us to place your special community announcement.


Personal classifed and display ads must be prepaid
GST is payable on all advertising. Number of insertions must be stated with order; no refunds for cancellations. We take no responsibility for ads taken by phone or sent handwritten, or those with errors after the first insertion. Billing charge of $1 is in effect.