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MELFORT — Leonard Whitney has been hired by the City of Melfort to take the position of facility manager. Whitney is expected to start the role Jan. 14.

ARMLEY — A review into the safety of the intersection where the Humboldt Broncos crash happened is recommending rumble strips, wider shoulders and removal of sight-blocking trees, among other improvements.

Submitted Gerald and Irene Purcell, owner/operators of Saskatchewan hunting lodge, Tobin Lake Trophy Adventures, and Blake Emmons, founder/CEO of Wounded Warriors Weekend Foundation Inc, at a joint meeting in Nipawin recently announced the formal all

Over the holidays, patrons of City of North Battleford facilities may be wondering about opening hours. Below is a list of holiday hours. (Not listed are regular business hours.) City Hall – Closures •Monday, Dec. 24 •Tuesday, Dec.

The City of North Battleford has approved a downtown tax incentive for the building that will house the new Giant Tiger location. The tax incentive application was filed by Curtis Lemieux of CR Developments Inc.

Submitted by Sask. RCMP It was a busy week on Saskatchewan’s highways.

Family members of Brydon Whitstone as well as the FSIN have now formally called for a new investigation into Whitstone’s death in an RCMP member-involved shooting in North Battleford.

Since civic politicians will now have to pay tax on the one-third of their salary that used to be tax exempt, Humboldt council will increase its salaries to compensate. As of Jan. 1, the mayor’s salary will increase by $3,297.

MELFORT — Seven residents of Creekside Community in Melfort attended the council to show opposition to a motion to change a bylaw which would affect the layout of lots in their community.

North Battleford can officially get ready to pay more for property tax and utilities in 2019. The 2019 budget was adopted Monday night by city council at their final council meeting of the year.