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VOLUME 114, NO. 31
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One of the two student-led protest groups from the Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate that support climate change action marched on May 3. The protests are part of a larger Canada-wide movement. PHOTO BY JESSICA R. DURLING
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Melfort students lead protest for climate change action Jessica R. Durling REPORTER
MELFORT — Two dozen community members in Melfort marched to raise awareness on the climate change crisis. The ones leading the charge were stu-
dents at Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate (MUCC). These protests are a part of a larger movement started by Greta Thunberg, a 16 year old climate change activist from Sweden. #FridaysforFuture in-
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volved students from schools around the country going out on the streets during May 3, to show the support and need to act on the crisis. “I want my future and everyone else’s future to be a future and the world to be happy and everyone
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to help. Because if people don’t help, it’s just going to go downhill,” said Sáj Gray Starcevich, a Grade 7 student. Starcevich led one group, which had about half-a-dozen people in it, from MUCC to the SEE STRIKE PAGE 2
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NIPAWIN — The Town of Nipawin has reduced the budgeted tax levy increase for property from three per cent to 2.4 per cent. This change, made at council on April 23, was due to a reporting error in this year’s budget. The town noted and reported to council that a duplication of $28,000 had been made to the budget allocation for the delivery of visitor information services. Due to this information, council resolved to amend the budget accordingly and reduced the tax increase by the percentage that would generate $28,000. “It was an honest error and corrected at the
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It was an honest error and corrected at the earliest opportunity. BARRY ELLIOTT Town of Nipawin
earliest opportunity,” said Barry Elliott, Nipawin’s administrator. The next step is for council to discuss how the tax increase will be applied. These conversations will take place in May. “They’ll take a look at the mill rate for the SEE MISTAKE PAGE 2
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