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At their regular meeting of town council on Monday, Battleford council discussed a couple of requests by the owners of the new Oil Can Charlie’s location in Battleford West. BSR Ventures Ltd.

Here are highlights from the latest COVID-19 provincial update held Tuesday afternoon on Microsoft Teams. Health minister Paul Merriman said the vaccination program continues to make tremendous progress.

For May 18, the provincial government is reporting 5 new COVID cases in the Central East zone and 4 new cases in the North East zone.

Vaccines Reported An additional 5,399 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 608,524.

EAST CENTRAL — The province’s fire weather index has most of the province below the Saskatchewan River ranked extreme. Many local municipalities have declared fire bans.

A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up for the family displaced by the house fire on May 13 in North Battleford. A page is set up to raise money for Linda Lefevre and her children, whose home at 2322 100th St. was destroyed by the blaze last Thursday.

The Saskatoon Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying persons of interest who may be relevant to the homicide investigation of 29 year-old Sabrina Clark.

On May 16 about 12:40 a.m., North Battleford RCMP and EMS responded to a complaint of an assault at a residence at Saulteaux First Nation. A 28-year-old male was located inside the residence and transported to hospital with serious injuries.

As of Monday, anyone who is 85 and older or anyone who received their first dose before February 15 is eligible to book their second doses.

The owner of North Battleford’s Comfort Inn and Suites is celebrating some major honours for two of his hotel properties.