Local News

The case against a Wahpeton Dakota Nation man charged with second-degree murder, aggravated and sexual assault was adjourned. Nathan Waditaka, 19, had an appearance scheduled in Prince Albert Provincial Court June 18 and the matter was put over.

It is the end of an era at Town Hall. Monday marked the final town council meeting for outgoing chief administrative officer John Enns-Wind. Enns-Wind is taking on a new role as chief administrative officer in Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick.

The provincial government unveiled its plans Wednesday to establish an office to co-ordinate nuclear policy and program work within the Climate Change and Adaptation Division of the Ministry of Environment.

The natural play space park in Centennial Park is getting an upgrade with the support from Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Program.

LANIGAN — A brand new K-12 school will be built in Lanigan, replacing an elementary and a high school. The province is investing $21 million into the project.

Outdoor pools and splash parks are allowed to re-open on Monday under part one of Phase 4 of Re-Open Saskatchewan, but not all of them are. In Battleford, the Tot Lot will remain closed for the rest of the summer.

TISDALE — Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) crews are actively cleaning up a derailment south of Tisdale off of Highway 35. A train with nine grain cars derailed at approximately 3:30 p.m on June 23, with cleanup efforts continuing into June 24.

HUMBOLDT — While there’s a flurry of activity to prepare the Humboldt and District Museum and Gallery for reopening, they won’t be ready to open the first day they are legally able.

There are four new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 24, three new cases in Saskatchewan and one new case was a Saskatchewan resident tested out of province. This brings the Saskatchewan total to 757 cases.

MELFORT — Folks in Melfort will start to see wood spirits carved into trees and gnome homes made out of stumps at the Spruce Haven Recreational Area, as local carvers set to work for the city.