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NIPAWIN — The Boreal Area Regional Waste Authority Inc. (BARWA) will be decommissioning multiple old landfill cells after receiving about $2 million from the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.

Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees and opposition leaders had their field day in lambasting the provincial government after the Saskatoon Public Schools’ budget received an $8 million cut for the coming school year.

Following the upcoming release of public health restrictions on July 11, CEO Scott Livingstone of the Saskatchewan Health Authority indicated that the immediate plan moving forward will be to start shifting current pandemic-focused services back to a

Efforts to get the population vaccinated for COVID-19 continued to ramp up Wednesday at the Lighthouse. Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre set up at the Lighthouse Wednesday morning and provided inoculations to those living or working at the venue.

More volunteers needed for ongoing clinical trial

The North Saskatchewan River Basin Council is launching a youth engagement initiative called Notice Nature.

A Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine clinic for both first and second shots will be held at the Humboldt Uniplex's Jubilee Hall on Friday. The clinic will be on June 25 from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. As of 8:00 a.m.

From the SHA: The Saskatchewan Health Authority's (SHA) Board of Directors today approved a $4.36 billion operating budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year, as well as a capital expenditure plan of more than $159 million for 2021-22.

BRUNO — After receiving $187,000 in government funding, Bruno will be adding approximately 150 metres of piping to its system of water mains, creating a full pipe loop on the south side of town.

One new death is being reported Wednesday in the provincial government’s COVID-19 report. The death was on a person in the 70-79 age group from the North West zone.