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Starting Oct. 31, residents of Prairie North Health Region will be able to get their annual flu shot to protect themselves against seasonal influenza. Prairie North’s influenza immunization clinics begin Monday in communities across the region.

Tisdale’s Doreen Reid is $1.5 million richer after visiting the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority’s Gold Eagle Casino. Reid won $1,502,225.26 on the Smoke Signals jackpot Oct.

Not all the action in provincial politics was in the legislature during this past week. Some key activity took place in Saskatoon at TCU Place. About 400 delegates attended the Saskatchewan New Democrats’ convention Oct.

High net worth families often use family trusts for estate and succession planning. But because they are deemed to have sold all of their assets on each 21st anniversary, family trusts in effect have a tax life span of only 21 years.

Meota News

High school students and other job searchers had the opportunity to try their hand at scaffolding, surveying and more at North West College's Try-a-Trade Career Expo at NationsWEST Field House Wednesday, Oct. 26.

Local supporters of Wounded Warriors Weekend are once again sponsoring a fundraising event in North Battleford. Standup comedian Bobby Henline is the headliner for an evening of entertainment at the Don Ross Centre gym Saturday, Nov. 5.

The adults in North Battleford had their say in the 2016 municipal election, but if it were only students under 18 who had voted, the results would have been much different. Guy Turcotte, Steve Cormons and Herman Bugler Jr.

Oct. 28 was the latest date to come and go in the ongoing Maryann Germann fraud case in North Battleford Provincial Court. Germann is charged with fraud in connection to her activities as administrator at the RM of Meota.

Unity is getting a new mayor after the results of the municipal election. Ben Weber soundly defeated incumbent mayor Sylvia Maljan to take over the mayor’s chair. Final returns showed Weber with 561 votes to 140 for Maljan.