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MELFORT — Melfort council has voted to permanently the southern access to the Bluebird Hotel, located where Shadd Drive meets Highway 6.

HUMBOLDT — The provincial government is telling cities it won’t directly share the federal excise tax revenue from the sale of cannabis.

HUMBOLDT — A replacement for the aquatic centre’s air handling unit is going cost more than expected. The city originally budgeted $375,000 for the system, with the system estimated to cost $345,000.

HUMBOLDT — Council has decided not to act on a petition asking for a tax incentive for a downtown grocery store, saying that there’s no business making a proposal for such a development.

One of the eight individuals arrested Saturday morning following the execution of a high risk search warrant at 1102-106th Street in North Battleford has now been formally charged.

MELFORT — The City of Melfort has purchased 72 acres of land in the South Gate neighborhood along Highway 41.

Battlefords home sales rise 52 per cent from same month last year

Submitted Seven teams and 28 volunteers participated in the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club fifth annual race event, this year known as the SGI Canada Race For Kids, on Saturday, June 1 to raise $22,340 for the local Boys and Girls Club.

Battleford Legion members are continuing the military tradition of remembering and commemorating veterans with a new plaque they recently unveiled to the public. On Saturday, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No.

MELFORT — Melfort council has chosen to spend the $100,000 it received from the HumboldtStrong Community Foundation on not one, but three local projects. As part of its disbursement of donations, the HumboldtStrong Community Foundation gave $1.