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The cause of a SaskEnergy natural gas pipeline rupture that knocked out service in the Melfort area in January has been found. The pipeline was hit by somebody using digging equipment in a field.

TISDALE—A town hall meeting hosted by the Tisdale RCMP focused on preventing rural crime. Cpl. Mel Zurevinsky from Regina was at the March 29 meeting to talk about how citizens could establish rural crime watches and citizens on patrol programs.

From the Tisdale Recorder files, April 1, 1998

Video evidence ended up being crucial in the robbery conviction of Dakota Cody Ermine recently in Queen’s Bench court in Battleford. Ermine was tried and convicted of robbing the Windsor Hotel and Bar in Battleford on Aug. 12, 2016.

There was some worthy recognition for a couple of longtime firefighters with the City of North Battleford at Monday’s council meeting.

At an emergency meeting held in Ottawa about the grain transport crisis, the message from organizations representing the agriculture industry was clear.

Battlefords-Lloydminster MP Rosemarie Falk has made known her discontent with the federal Liberals’ new firearms legislation. Falk has blasted the bill in a news release, saying the new legislation will do nothing to address crime.

Saskatchewan RCMP detachments are working to engage with communities with town hall meetings planned throughout the province. Local detachments held their town halls throughout the last month with Watrous RCMP’s on Feb.

As expected, Husky’s first court date facing provincial and federal charges in connection to the 2016 oil spill was a brief one.

NIPAWIN—Because no businesspeople are interested on being on the Nipawin Business Improvement District, Nipawin council has appointed themselves as the interim board.