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Proposed changes to the city’s zoning bylaw will allow new churches to require less parking. The current bylaw requires churches to have three parking spots for every 10 seats.

Having collected almost $12,700 in connection to the Humboldt Broncos crash, city council voted to pass the money on to where it was intended to go.

NORTHEAST — There hasn’t been any new clubroot-infested fields in the Northeast since the disease was detected north of Nipawin in 2017, but that doesn’t mean it’s not there.

There haven’t been any new clubroot-infested fields in the east central region of Saskatchewan since the disease was detected north of Wakaw in 2011, but that doesn’t mean it’s not there.

MELFORT — Melfort council unanimously voted to reject a request to allow a brokerage firm to set up shop at the Melfort Wellness Centre. Jesse Rudge, a partner with Avatex Devcorp Inc.

An effort to install artificial ice at the Bruno Skating Rink has gotten a big boost thanks to a major donation. The Bruno Savings and Credit Union donated $100,000 toward the project, which brings the total raised so far to $136,000.

On Jan. 12, Maidstone RCMP received reports of an unknown male exposing himself to young children during a hockey tournament at the arena in Hillmond. An investigation has been launched.

UPDATE: SaskTel said the issue with long distance and toll free calls has been resolved. SaskTel has tweeted they are aware of issues with not being able to call long distance and toll free numbers from landlines or cell phones.

UPDATE: SaskTel said the issue with long distance and toll free calls has been resolved. NORTHEAST — SaskTel has tweeted they are aware of issues with not being able to call long distance and toll free numbers from landlines or cell phones.

UPDATE: The intermittent issues impacting another carrier’s network have been resolved and Long Distance and Toll Free Calling in Saskatchewan has been restored, says SaskTel as of 1:20 today.