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MELFORT — Council will allow the Northeast Christian Fellowship to use the Melfort Journal building as a place of worship – as long as it is brought up to code. The decision was made at a special council meeting Aug. 23.

Significant drop in criminal code offences

MELFORT — Melfort has decided its cannabis stores need to be at least 150 metres away from schools, playgrounds and licensed daycares. All of council voted in favour of the new regulation at a special meeting Aug. 23.

Not satisfied with simply hosting Winter Games or curling grand slams, North Battleford now is looking to add a major provincial conference.

MELFORT — An auction for Melfort’s old Chamber of Commerce building has ended, but despite having bids, the building remains unsold. The auction ended on Aug. 10 with the highest bidding being $15,500.

TISDALE — The construction of the new Beeland Co-op location in Tisdale put David and Kay Snider in a hole, as they found a massive ditch at the end of their property line. The construction on the ditch began on June 20.

Cannabis quadrant

Roadways across the city continue to need work, and with budget limitations, the city is doing what they can to fix them. Over the past week, the city applied a slurry seal and crack sealing surface to parts of the city on Laskin Cres., 2nd Ave.

From home-based businesses to secondary suites and tax exemptions

TISDALE — The Tisdale Trojans have a lot of work to do this season. The first steps of that work kicked off over the weekend as the Trojans welcomed 52 players to their fall training camp.