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HUMBOLDT — Humboldt’s capital project to upgrade the wastewater treatment system has received a total of $24,971,065 in combined government funding through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.

HUMBOLDT — A brand new 2021 Heartland North Trail travel trailer was stolen from a parking lot at a business located on Highway 20 south of Humboldt. The trailer is 24 feet in length, black and white in color, and worth approximately $52,000.

New cases (June 29) New Active Humboldt area (Central East 1) 0 3 Kelvington-Punnichy area (Central East 2) 0 14 Nipawin area (North East 1) 0 0 Melfort area (North East 2) 0 0 Tisdale-Hudson Bay area (North East 3) 0 1 Vaccinations (June 29) Vaccine

Change is coming to the top of the board of the Battlefords Housing Authority. Amber Stewart confirmed in a post on Facebook that she is joining the board of directors of Battlefords Housing Authority as chair.

Highway 4 North and Territorial Drive costs keep rising

CARROT RIVER — Carrot River residents may notice some discolouration and changes in taste to their water as the town begins initial tests on the new reverse osmosis system at the water treatment plant.

A North Battleford resident is one of 16 students across Canada to receive the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award. Hailey Rose is a recipient of the award, valued at up to $28,000.

One new death is being reported Wednesday in the North West in the provincial government’s COVID-19 report. The death was on a person in the 60-69 age group from the North West zone.

Vaccines Reported An additional 8,617 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,136,300.

LANIGAN — The new K-12 school in Lanigan will not have the accessibility challenges of its predecessors, said Kevin Garinger, Horizon School Division’s director of education.