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NIPAWIN — Nipawin council has passed third reading on a bylaw combining the minimum standards and nuisance abatement bylaw. According to Barry Elliott, Nipawin’s administrator, the town combined them to make “more sense” and be easier to manage.

A man stopped by Thompson RCMP on foot patrol in a bar was arrested for drugs after a small bag of cocaine fell out of his headwear while he was talking to them. Officers were in the Regal Beagle at the Burntwood Hotel around 12:25 a.m. Nov.

EAST CENTRAL — After seeing the results of a screening questionnaire aimed at detecting developmental delays in pre-Kindergarten children, the Horizon School Division has released a report calling for more robust pre-Kindergarten programs.

MELFORT — The City of Melfort is reassuring the public that an estimated less than one per cent of the 2,500 service connections in the city are at risk of containing lead.

Pinehouse Lake RCMP is asking for public assistance in locating three inmates who escaped lawful custody of the Besnard Lake Correctional Camp between Monday, Nov. 4, and Tuesday, Nov. 5.

NIPAWIN — Brian Starkell has confirmed that he is no longer Nipawin’s fire chief. “As of Friday morning Nov.

Jonathon Kadler, president of the North Battleford Part-time Fire Fighter Association, says the group has started up their second annual sandbag fundraiser.

CNW - November is Eczema Awareness Month, and to mark the occasion, Eczema Society of Canada (ESC) has launched “A Day with Eczema” - an intimate look into the life of a chronic eczema sufferer.

HUMBOLDT — With the assistance of the Melfort Police Dog Service, the Humboldt RCMP located 13 grams of methamphetamine and other evidence of drug trafficking during the execution of a search warrant.

CNW - KFC Canada announced Tuesday that they are exploring eco-friendly alternatives for their world-famous buckets.