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One month after Melfort council decided to make changes to try to promote evening cab service, the city is making more tweaks to the taxicab bylaw. The major change in the bylaw passed at the Feb.

Nearly 100 Nipawin properties did not pay their property taxes on time. As of Feb. 9, $193,921.02 was owed from 95 properties. Nipawin Council voted Feb. 13 to advertise the list of properties in arrears, as per The Tax Enforcement Act.

The North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings junior girls’ basketball team concluded an impressive season in style Saturday.

They came from the middle coast, so that is what they named their band. And they will be coming to Humboldt on Feb. 24 as part of the Humboldt Area Arts Council concert series in association with the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils.

If someone is in medical distress, we try to help them.

Scott Moe , the province’s Minister of Environment, spoke about his government’s opposition to the carbon tax and what can be expected from the upcoming budget at an event in Nipawin.

Carrot River band Shockwave is performing at Telemiracle. So far, the band has already collected $13,000 in donations. Bobby Derksen , Andrew Derksen , Jeff Doerksen and Ashley Huff are on a roll.

Melfort’s new top cop introduced himself to that city’s council. Staff Sgt. Deon Marquis has been in command for around three and a half weeks. He was the commanding officer of the Rosthern detachment and served with Wakaw five years before that.

A meeting date for citizens living in the Bjorkdale district about the fate of their local school has been set. It will be held at the Bjorkdale School March 8 at 7 p.m.

A long-talked about proposal to bring in formalized neighbourhoods to North Battleford is moving forward at City Hall. Council has given its approval to a resolution supporting the Formalizing Neighbourhoods project.