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Owners of electric passenger vehicles registered in Saskatchewan will begin paying an annual road-use fee of $150, effective Oct. 1. The necessary amendments to The Fuel Tax Act, 2000 were introduced in the legislature this week.

Insp. Tom Beck is leaving as Officer in Charge of Battlefords RCMP detachment. He is leaving for a new posting in Whitehorse, the Yukon. Staff-Sgt. Jason Teniuk will take over his role as Officer in Charge.

HUMBOLDT — A traffic initiative targeting Humboldt’s school zones saw local RCMP stop 35 vehicles for going too fast.

A new COVID-19 variant of concern has appeared in Saskatchewan. “Now in the southwest part of the province, we have a cluster of five variants of concern of the P.1 variety that was first identified in Brazil,” said Dr.

The newly-formed Maverick Party will be in North Battleford this Saturday to hold information sessions for potential supporters. According to the party, the sessions will be held at Don Ross Centre Room 107, at 1 p.m. 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt is seeing fewer unexpected water main breaks under the ground. There have been only two water main breaks so far in 2021, Peter Bergquist, the city’s public works director said April 16.

From the SHA: Effective 8 a.m., April 22, 2021, eligibility in the provincial age-based immunization program moves to age 44, except for the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, where it remains age 40 and older.

Vaccines Reported An additional 7,554 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 365,001.

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce watched closely as the federal budget was handed down by the Liberal government on Monday.

“Right now I feel like we are pretty disconnected,” says Stephanie VanDeSype, Recreation and Community Wellness Manager for the Town of Assiniboia.