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NIPAWIN — The Town of Nipawin have returned some missing trees to their proper home. Last week the town planted 70 trees at Purple Park and by Monday, when crews went to water the new additions, staff noticed one of the trees had gone missing.

NIPAWIN — Nipawin’s new bylaw enforcement and emergency planning officer started work this past week.

Submitted The Canadian Medical Association released a national poll today showing Canadians are embracing virtual care options and would like to see them not only continued after the COVID-19 crisis subsides but improved and expanded in the future.

There are no (0) new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 7, keeping the total at 650 reported cases. Of the 650 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 16 are considered active.

It’s been a blustery weekend in the Energy City. Windy conditions have whipped through Estevan on Saturday and Sunday. Environment Canada issued a wind warning for Estevan on Saturday morning just after 8 a.m.

In lieu of a daily in-person update to the media, Dr.

Submitted by the Sask. Ministry of the Environment With the arrival of warmer weather, it is common to see black bears, especially young ones, on the move. They are establishing new territory, attracted to new smells and looking for food.

Newfoundland and Labrador’s chief medical officer of health got a little boost for her health measures Friday courtesy of a new joint study published in the journal Nature. Specifically, Dr.

Tyler Miiller observed something he won’t soon forget while at work on June 1. Miiller, who lives in Estevan, spotted a black bear about 10 kilometres west of Highway 47, just north of the 705 grid road that runs from Halbrite to north of Benson.

There is one new case of COVID-19 to report on June 6, bringing the provincial total to 650. The new case is in the Far North region. Of the 650 reported cases, 28 are considered active. Recoveries remain at 611.