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Vaccines Reported An additional 12,013 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 922,335.

MELFORT — Kevin Nagy never left his daughter Jayda's side for 12 days. The Melfort 14-year-old was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis, a condition where the body's immune system turns against its liver.

We are now entering a new phase of COVID-19, according to Saskatchewan Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. That phase is how we all learn to live alongside COVID-19. The previous 15 months had been mainly about “managing a pandemic,” Dr.

NIPAWIN — Other than deliveries by MTN Disposal, the Boreal Area Regional Waste Authority Inc. (BARWA) has temporarily closed landfill closed access to household waste due to a fire on the site.

MELFORT — Residents of Cairns Avenue East in Melfort have petitioned and successfully opted out of the addition of sidewalk, curbs and gutters to a block of the subdivision.

NIPAWIN — Within the Town of Nipawin, the average taxable assessed value for residential properties is $101,600, and the average taxable assessed value for commercial properties is $208,000.

From the province: Meadow Lake Hospital is expanding to accommodate the region's first hemodialysis unit and better serve the residents of northwestern Saskatchewan. Prince Albert-based RNF Ventures Ltd.

Living Sky School Division is reporting nine cases of COVID-19 in three schools in the division. The cases are as follows:three cases at Unity Comprehensive High School, one case at Hafford Central School, and five cases at Leoville Central School.

Submitted by Battlefords RCMP Battlefords RCMP responded to 489 calls for service from Wednesday, June 9, through Tuesday, June 15, 2021. These included: • Eight missing persons reported. Four investigations remain active.

Battlefords Chamber of Commerce officially launched a new and revitalized website Monday at www.battlefordschamber.com . According to the Chamber, the site has been in the works for a while.