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The Town of Nipawin has set its tax levy – and it has decided to reduce the portion that every property owner must pay the same dollar amount for, the base tax. Coun. Joyce Watts said the reduction is part of a three-year strategy.

Canada Post to return by December

When Nipawin’s pool reopens this summer, it will no longer be known as the Irene Manley Swimming Pool. Thanks to an unanimous vote by council, it will be The Pool @ Central Park.

The city was thrown a curve ball come budget time with the City of Humboldt losing almost $500,000 of provincial funding. This made for an interesting time for Mayor Rob Muench and his first budget as mayor.

There is always learning curves to a new position. But the new Executive Director of the Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce, Stacey Poss, says she is ready to take on the challenges of growing the Chamber.

Submitted Battlefords RCMP had a busy long weekend with 331 calls for service. Many of these crimes were crimes of opportunity and involved thefts of and from personal property and vehicles.

North Battleford Fire is reporting a sharps pickup on the 1100 block of 101st Street. That is the location of the parking lot of the liquor store, where the fire department located a needle on the ground around 9:34 am on Tuesday, May 23.

The generous bequest of well-known Mervin resident Fay Tomlinson was formally recognized May 11 at the Turtleford health facility to which she directed the dollars be used.

Water, water everywhere! Not as bad here as in many places that are suffering from flooding. Following floods in Quebec next is Kelowna, and Fort St. John is bad, too. Pictures sent from Green Lake of the Beaver and Cowan Rivers show them very high.

The diverse advantages of yoga are no secret; and on May 7, 2017, Medstead got a closer look at these benefits. During a retreat taking place at the Village Hall between noon and 4:30 p.m.