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Provincial politicians are deep into barbecue season in the Battlefords and elsewhere.

Patricia Hanbidge, founder and lead horticulturist with the Saskatoon School of Horticulture has issued a response to Wednesday’s release by The Ministry of Advanced Education that it will not be renewing the registration of the school and directing

To get people outside and reconnecting with Humboldt’s parks, Humboldt’s Community and Leisure Services is meeting people where they’re at: their phones. Community and Leisure Services has developed Roam Humboldt within the mobile app SideQuest.

Rance Cardinal – the man who walked over 1,200 kilometres from his home in Sioux Lookout, Ont. to Humboldt to show solidarity after the April 2018 Broncos bus crash – visited Humboldt for the first time since the end of his 48-day walk last May.

MELFORT— A power line failure resulted in a tree fire in the alley behind 1st Avenue South. At 12:30 am on July 15, the Melfort Fire Department was dispatched to the tree fire.

The 49th Annual Back to Batoche Days will be held Thursday, July 18 to Sunday, July 21.

A number of aspiring Joey Chestnuts were on hand in North Battleford Wednesday at the Gold Eagle Casino Hot Dog Eating Championship. The event coincided with National Hot Dog Day across the country.

Saskatchewan RCMP say a fatal fire has occurred in Cochin. On Sunday, July 14, at approximately 4 a.m., Battlefords RCMP were dispatched to a structure fire in the community of Cochin.

Opposition leader Ryan Meili was back in the Battlefords again Monday for a busy day of meetings and community functions.

The Ministry of Advanced Education has not renewed the registration of the Saskatoon School of Horticulture Inc. for 2019-20 and has directed the school to cease operation as a Category I school in Saskatchewan.