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PORCUPINE PLAIN — People from all over the region came to Porcupine Plain to see hockey’s holy grail – and the man who brought it there. Kelly Chase, originally from Porcupine Plain, brought the Stanley Cup to his hometown on Oct. 24.

Several local residents have been part of a fundraising initiative to support a couple of charities.

In the early morning hours of Oct. 23, Onion lake RCMP responded to the report of a disturbance at a residence on the Onion Lake First Nation. When the police and EMS arrived, they found an unresponsive male in medical distress.

Battlefords Housing Authority has been the subject of controversy over issues at their various properties in Battleford and North Battleford. Now they have ended up on the losing end of a wrongful termination lawsuit. On Thursday, Oct.

Living Sky School Division enrolment numbers are in and they are not good. As of Sept. 30, a total of 5,392 students were enrolled in Kindergarten through Grade 12 throughout the division, down from 5,463 from Sept. 30, 2018.

CARROT RIVER — Carrot River council has passed the first reading on a new traffic bylaw, which contains where heavy trucks can and cannot go in town, and eliminates a stipulation limiting where school buses can stop.

Submitted Scott Woods and his band will be in Medstead Sunday, Nov. 17, for an uplifting two-hour live family-friendly show, featuring lots of favourite Christmas carols, fun fiddle tunes, as well as traditional country and gospel songs.

HUMBOLDT — PARTNERS Family Services has started a trauma informed yoga program. Kristin Ochitwa, clinical counsellor with PARTNERS, said yoga can be used as a method for treating the effects of trauma.

Submitted by USask John Pomeroy, Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), has been awarded one of Canada’s top honours for outstanding contributions to environmental science.

It’s Halloween at the Western Development Museum. On Friday, there will be a pumpkin carving class from 5 to 7 p.m., with everything you need for $8.