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Three out of four Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek candidates were present to discuss key issues of the 2015 federal election at the Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce’s 2015 Federal Election Forum on Sept. 30.

National Forest Week took place from Sept. 20-26 this year, and the theme was trying to prevent wildfire – especially relevant considering the Saskatchewan wildfires this past summer.

Alex Slusar - Liberal Party Political Consultant “We now have an opportunity to focus on the rural issues and issues facing rural communities.” Liberal candidate Alex Slusar likes the new boundaries for his Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek riding.

Lynn Oliphant - Green Party Recovering academic “Where we’re talking about addressing poverty, education, agriculture, energy: they all impact on sustainability.” If elected, Green candidate Lynn Oliphant says his wife would not be too happy.

Kelly Block - Conservative Homemaker/Adminstrator “Since I have spent the last seven years representing a significant portion of the new rural riding of Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek…I felt it was a good fit for me.

Glenn Wright - NDP Mechanical Engineer “When people tell me that all politicians are scumbags, the main reason I am doing it is I want to make a difference. I don’t want it to be that way.

Telemiracle is reaching its 40th anniversary and they want to hear stories from Saskatchewan people. The 20-hour telethon wants to celebrate 40 years with stories from all over Saskatchewan about what Telemiracle has meant to them.

There have been multiple collisions around Saskatoon in the past week or so, and the RCMP cites weather as a factor.

Saskatchewan Innovation Week on Sept. 27-Oct. 3 saw two prestigious events take place in Saskatoon: the Manning Innovation Awards and STEMfest.

The makeup of the board of Prairie North Regional Health Authority (PNRHA) has been announced.