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Teachers contracts to end, support workers have no plans to reopen theirs

Carrot River has been declared one of four ChangeMAKERs in the province by the Saskatchewan Economic Development Association.

The 2016 fiscal year was challenging for the Prairie North Co-op, but it managed to earn almost $1.1 million. The 2017 fiscal year is looking better so far.

Once the city of North Battleford gets the budget and mill rates out of the way, they will be without a director of finance. David Gillan has resigned after three years in that position.

Councillor Len Taylor had good news and bad news to announce at council about the ongoing fallout from the March 22 provincial budget.

The Government of Saskatchewan has done a complete 180-degree turnaround on its announced cut of library funding. On Monday the province announced it would restore funding for Saskatchewan libraries back to the 2016-17 funding levels.

March was a frustrating month for those at SGI, who had hoped to see some headway on the issue of cellphone use while driving. Instead, the month saw the most tickets issued yet since the monthly traffic safety spotlights began in 2014.

Despite a cutback from the provincial government, civic taxes in Tisdale are only going up one per cent this year. The town will raise $3.57 million through taxes in 2017, compared to $3.55 million in 2016. Meanwhile, it will only receive $1.

Amek Adler was happy in Poland with his parents, three brothers, and aging grandmother. That was before 1939 and the Nazi invasion of Poland, before he and his family were forced to wear a yellow star for being Jewish.

Member municipalities got an update on the current situation of REACT at the annual general meeting on April 19 at the Humboldt Uniplex.