Community

Read and win during Melfort Public Library summer program

Registration is now open for the summer reading program at the Melfort Public Library.The program will include online programs and activities, as well as grab and go crafts and librarian hide and seek...

Jun 15, 2021

SHA aiming to prop up vaccination numbers with pop-up clinics

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is rolling up its sleeves in hopes of getting more Saskatchewan people to roll up theirs.With the number of first doses lagging in recent weeks, the SHA is going to s...

Jun 15, 2021

Humboldt Water Ridge Park committee receives Co-op Community Spaces grant

The Humboldt Water Ridge Park project is one of this year's recipients of the Co-op Community Spaces grant.Humboldt Co-op has donated $90,000 to the project that will bring a pickleball court, and a p...

Jun 15, 2021

Province reports 47 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths

The Saskatchewan government reported 47 new cases of COVID-19, and 95 recoveries, on June 15, bringing the provincial total to 48,043 cases; 46,761 total recoveries and 722 cases considered active.The...

Jun 15, 2021

Local Improvements, speed bumps topics at Melfort Council meeting

The City of Melfort held their regular council meeting on Monday, June 14 at the Kerry Vickar Centre.A number of topics were covered at the meeting, two topics of public interest including local impro...

Jun 15, 2021

Over 60 new plants added at James Smith Orchard planting day

It was planting day at the orchard on the James Smith Cree Nation on Monday, June 14.A total of 60 new plants were added to the orchard that is now going into its fourth year of operation. Crab apples...

Jun 14, 2021

Province one per cent away from Step Three threshold

The Government of Saskatchewan is urging residents to get vaccinated, especially with the province so close to beginning Step Three of the the Re-Opening Roadmap. If just one per cent of Saskatchewan ...

Jun 14, 2021

Keystone XL cancellation could lead to higher prices at the pump: Energy advocate

You could be paying more at the pump as early as this summer.The Keystone XL pipeline was officially cancelled last Wednesday. The project would have moved up to 830,000 barrels of oil a day.Dan McTea...

Jun 14, 2021

Veterans honoured at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Melfort

A small crowd gathered Sunday at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Melfort to honour veterans.The Melfort Legion hosted a Decoration Day service and gave attendees Canadian flags to place on veteran's posts ...

Jun 14, 2021

Professional wrestling announces return to Sask.

The COVID pandemic has in many ways applied a choke hold on companies who rely on touring and live audiences to make money, but there are signs of a comeback. With restrictions now easing, Winnipeg ba...

Jun 13, 2021