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TISDALE — Shell will be opening a gas station in Tisdale where Robin’s Donuts is located. The site used to be a Tempo gas station. The coffee shop will continue business as normal.

Movie fans in the Battlefords can look forward to a Send Off to Summer event on Sept. 14. That is when the fifth annual Send Off to Summer movie event is scheduled for North Battleford.

Humboldt got its pride on with their third annual pride week from Aug. 21-26. The rainbow flag was raised on Aug. 21 at Humboldt city hall to launch a week of activities supporting the Humboldt LGBTQ+ community. Andrew Matheson MC’d the raising.

TISDALE — Local RCMP have caught 17 drivers not properly stopping at an intersection frequented heavily by children. The Tisdale RCMP saw 25 traffic violations from Aug. 15 to 30, with 17 of them being given out on Aug.

Nearly eight months after a robbery on Mosquito First Nation, both co-accused have been sentenced. On Friday, Aug. 24, Marty Moccasin was sentenced to five years in jail, less time served, along with a lifetime ban of certain weapons.

Humboldt city council adopted changes to their zoning bylaws during their Aug. 27 meeting. Humboldt’s zoning bylaws will now include cannabis retail stores under their discretionary use section.

The possible routing of trucks to and from a proposed SAGD project has some RM of Meota ratepayers concerned. Serafina Energy Ltd., based out of Calgary, is planning to build a SAGD project approximately two miles east of the 13 Mile Corner.

Cody Duhaime Memorial Walk organizers plan another successful event this year. Event organizer Joanne Lewchuk spoke with the News-Optimist recently.

The hockey season is quickly approaching, and with just 13 days until the Broncos kick off their season against the Nipawin Hawks, the club has announced single game tickets will be available for that game beginning tomorrow, Aug. 31 at 2:00 p.m.