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Former Kindersley MLA and Sask Party cabinet minister Bill Boyd finally received his sentence for two environmental charges which he pled guilty in February. He was fined $35,000 in a sentence handed down Tuesday in Kindersley provincial court.

For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again, a play recently staged in Battleford, won a number of awards at Theatrefest 2018, recently held in Weyburn.

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The last act in the Gerald Stanley legal saga happened Monday afternoon in provincial court in North Battleford, as he pled guilty to one count of improper storage of firearms.

As of April, plastic film/stretchable plastic is no longer a recyclable material and residents in North Battleford and Battleford are asked to put all items made out of stretchable plastic into the black garbage bin instead of the blue recycle bin.

The Battlefords Gymnastics Club continues to head into uncharted waters.

After an emotional week around the hockey world following the tragic accident involving the Humboldt Broncos last Friday, the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League returned to action over the weekend.

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce has announced the date for its post-budget luncheon event with finance minister Donna Harpauer. It is scheduled for Monday, April 30, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

UPDATE: Saskatoon Provincial General Investigation Section has laid charges in relation to the incident below.

The Saskatchewan Trucking Association issued a statement Sunday regarding the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. The STA is the voice for truck transport in Saskatchewan.