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MELFORT — Melfort is the first community in the region to receive fibre-optic internet. As of Feb. 19, SaskTel is providing the service in certain parts of the city. They said they will eventually expand it for the entire city.

By Lisa Joy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Four Saskatchewan residents and one Ontario resident have been convicted in Ontario for unlawfully buying and selling bear gall bladders and paws.

PORCUPINE PLAIN — Saskatchewan’s oldest man, Cliff Olson, celebrated his 109th birthday in Porcupine Plain with cake and family. Born on Feb. 17, 1911, Cliff grew up nine miles west of Duval, farming with his three brothers and four sisters.

The issue of what North Battleford would do in the event of a pandemic was up for discussion at a Planning Committee meeting Tuesday.

EAST CENTRAL — Due to system maintenance, SaskPower said it is planning power outages north of Humboldt. On Wednesday, Feb. 19, the plan is for an outage east of Middle Lake from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. On Thursday, Feb.

The provincial government is providing money for 15 portable classrooms across the province – but the two Humboldt schools aren’t among them.

Canada's premiers will discuss the issue tomorrow with a Council of the Federation call Feb. 19.

By Lisa Joy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Prince Albert RCMP Crime Reduction Team arrested a man and two women and seized a sawed-off shotgun, speargun and suspected opioids after raiding a home on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation Feb. 12.

Grain Growers of Canada launch harvestfromhell.ca – a platform for farmers to share the impact of the carbon tax on their farms

MELFORT — A commercial business building on Melfort’s Burrows Avenue West was broken into. Melfort RCMP are asking for help to identify a person they believe could be connected to the crime. The break-in took place on Feb.