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New line infrastructure coming

The Saskatchewan government announced Tuesday afternoon they would not be releasing the full provincial budget on March 18, instead providing “scaled-back estimates.

NAICAM —The Town of Naicam has announced they are closing municipal facilities to lower the spread of Covid-19. The facilities affected include the town office, town hall and Viking SportsPlex.

RCMP detachments will remain open to the public and local police officers will continue to be present in the community in the face of COVID-19. “We are prepared,” said Assistant Commissioner Mark Fisher, the Saskatchewan RCMP’s commanding office.

MELFORT — To minimize in-person contact and with City Hall closed due to COVID-19, the City of Melfort has come up with new procedures to access its services.

Budget 2020 in Saskatchewan has been dramatically scaled back.

Saskatchewan has announced its eighth presumptive case of COVID-19. According to the province's news release, the resident was in their 50s and was tested in Regina following travel to Vancouver. The individual is self-isolating at home.

A man arrested by the Prince Albert Integrated Crime Reduction Team wasn’t granted bail March 13. Kevin Ackegan, 40, appeared in Prince Albert Provincial Court again March 13 on 30 weapons and drug-related charges.

Aquatic Centre, Field House among closures

Leisure services facilities in the city of North Battleford are remaining open, at least for now. The city issued a news release Monday stating they are “working with its Pandemic Plan to ensure the continuation of priority services.