Beyond Local

Friends and loved ones impacted by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash last April poured into a makeshift courtroom in a Melfort, Sask., gymnasium Monday to share their grief with the court.

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu did not stop at the intersection where he struck the Humboldt Broncos team bus on April 6, 2018.

Friends and loved ones impacted by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash last April poured into a makeshift courtroom in a Melfort, Sask., gymnasium Monday to share their grief with the court.

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu did not stop at the intersection where he struck the Humboldt Broncos team bus on April 6, 2018.

Current MLA Colin Piquette will seek the NDP nomination for the new Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock constituency, hoping to keep his Legislature seat after the provincial election expected in 2019. Speaking to the Advocate Dec.

The rodeo, the farmers’ market, the betterment committee and a stolen tractor are highlights to be discussed at the Boyle and District Agricultural Society’s Annual General Meeting. The AGM is set to take place Jan. 8 at the Boyle Legion.

The Boyle District Chamber of Commerce held their first Moonlight Madness in the village’s Main Street area Dec. 7 after a three-year absence. The festivities began with a Christmas tree lighting at 4 p.m.

The Village of Boyle Mayor Colin Derko said council agrees there is no hurry to put in regulations regarding public cannabis uses within their community.

Students at Boyle School donned their orange shirts Sept. 28 to commemorate Orange Shirt Day, a national day held annually Sept. 30 to promote awareness about the residential school system and the impact it had on Canada’s Indigenous communities.

The Boyle Healthcare Centre Auxiliary stepped out of its usual donation mandate by giving new equipment for village Community Health Services office for the first time.