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After a letter from a concerned resident raised the issue, the Town of Carrot River will be testing its air quality. In a letter to council, Clarence Hendrickson asked if the air quality could be assessed. This was discussed at a regular meeting Dec.

Results are in for the elections to the board of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce. A total of 12 individuals have been elected to two-year terms and there was a tie for a one-year term position to replace a board member who had resigned.

Battlefords RCMP responded to approximately 60 calls for service from 6 a.m., Jan. 5 to 6 a.m., Jan. 6. including the following: Thursday, Jan. 5 6:03 a.m.

The move by the province towards consolidating the 12 regional health authorities into one province-wide authority has drawn fire from the opposition, as well as the unions. The province announced the move Wednesday.

Saskatchewan will be doing away with regional health authorities in favour of one single health authority across the province.

The City of Melfort will guarantee a $500,000 loan for the North East SPCA for their new animal shelter. If all goes as planned, the city will not have to pay any of the money.

The City of Melfort is still looking for uses for the Historic Post Office. When they spoke at the Dec. 12 council meeting, the Melfort Legion was concerned that allowing the facility to be rented would hurt rentals at their hall. Coun.

Expenses from last summer’s flooding in Carrot River are climibing Kevin Trew , the town’s administrator, has found that $200,000 has been spent on flood-related expenses. This includes $56,000 recently spent on two new sewer pumps.

Another step has been made towards a new Wellness Centre in Melfort. Council voted to begin the rezoning process on a parcel of land near the Melfort Hospital at its meeting Dec.

Tisdale’s mayor said the largest story of 2016 was the town’s economic growth. “The big highlight of the year was probably the big increase in commercial and industrial building permits,” Al Jellicoe said.