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Favourable weather for most of the province allowed producers to continue to make good progress in the field, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report.

NIPAWIN — A location has been approved by Nipawin council for a new cannabis shop The shop will be on the corner of 1st Street West and 1st Avenue West, adjacent to the liquor store. It was approved at the council meeting Sept. 10.

During discussions of waste disposal, compost came up as a topic at the Sept. 4 Battleford town council meeting. Figures aren’t exact, but Mayor Ames Leslie said approximately 50 to 65 per cent of households have a green bin.

Students at St. Dominic School will start off the new school year with a newly-completed playground. The playground was installed Sept. 12. This will be the last phase of a five-year project.

NIPAWIN — A man was found dead on what police called "the driving portion" of Highway #55 two kilometres east of Nipawin. Nipawin RCMP were alerted on Sept. 13 at 4:15 am.

Traffic bylaw amendments reflecting the new two-hour parking limits being enforced in the downtown area were passed at Monday’s council meeting in North Battleford Among the provisions is wording regarding exceeding the maximum time allowed as well a

Nipawin Hawks win against the Broncos 2-1

Tisdale — Council is looking at the potential for a crosswalk near the Caleb Village retirement community. “Well it’s just there is no crosswalk at Caleb Village, the hospital and Newmarket Manor,” said Al Jellicoe, Tisdale’s mayor.

Work will begin on a replacement to the Aquatic Centre’s air handling unit. Humboldt council voted to spend $40,000 to develop engineered drawing and tender documents for the unit’s replacement at its Sept 10 meeting.

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