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Melville City Council has ratified a new Collective Agreement between the City and City employees – CUPE Local 456. A tentative agreement between the two parties through a mediator earlier this month, and the deal was needing ratification from council after the union ratified the deal that same week. The deal is for three years […]

One of two people charged in connection with a quadruple murder on the Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation, has appeared in court again. 18-year-old Darrius Racette was in Regina Provincial Court yesterday (Tue), where he was remanded in custody to March 18. His co-accused, a 15-year-old boy, who can’t be named due to his age, […]

The City of Melville and CUPE Local 456 will meet at the bargaining table again this week to negotiate an agreement involving 32 city workers. The next mediation session is set to take place tomorrow (Wed). CUPE 456 national representative Dylan Breland says the union is asking the city to provide a wage increase for […]

A new Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory is currently in effect in Preeceville. The new order was put in place on Friday, February 28, and remains in effect until further notice, due to another water main break in the community. Until repairs are completed, and the Water Security Agency can confirm that the water supply is […]

Kamsack RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 47-year-old male. Tony Severight was  last seen around 6:00 p.m on Saturday on the Cote First Nation and police would like to contact him to confirm his well-being. Severight is described as 5 foot 7 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds and has brown eyes & short grey […]

RCMP have made two arrests in connection with the shooting deaths of four people, whose bodies were found at a home on the Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation on February 4. During the investigation, Mounties determined the home was targeted. The deceased are:  34-year-old Tracey Hotomani of Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation, 51-year-old Terry Jack […]

Melville city workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of job action, with 93 per cent of members in support. Over 90 per cent of eligible members voted. Currently, the city employs 32 permanent staff who are members of CUPE 456, and bargaining with the City has been ongoing since March of last year, after the […]

Mounties and the Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service have confirmed that four people found dead in a home on the Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation last week were murdered. Last Tuesday, police responded to the scene, where they found the bodies of two men and two women. The investigation has determined that the four were shot to […]

A new court date has been set for one of two Swan River men, arrested in connection with a death in the community last year 29-year-old Dean Bell is charged with Manslaughter, and in Winnipeg Tuesday, he had his matter adjourned to October 2 in Swan River.  On January 13, 2024, Swan River Mounties were […]

SVFFA SPRING PROVINCIAL FIRE SCHOOL TO BE HELD IN MELVILLE THIS MAY The City of Melville will host hundreds of firefighters from across Saskatchewan this Spring as they host the Saskatchewan Volunteer Firefighters Association Provincial Fire School.  The Spring Fire School will be held from May 9th to 11th and it provides volunteer firefighters from […]