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School is out and the Salvation Army’s summer programming is back! 

The summer lunch program kicks off this Wednesday at the Salvation Army Food Bank. Throughout the summer, kids will be able to stop by Monday to Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for a free lunch. 

Community Ministries Worker with the Weyburn Salvation Army, Nicole Strickland, explains the program is important to many families facing food insecurity.  

RCMP are investigating two separate collisions that occurred Thursday in the Warman area, including one involving an all-terrain vehicle that sent two people to hospital with serious injuries.

At approximately 7:15 p.m. on June 26, Warman RCMP responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Township Road 384 and Range Road 3063. According to police, an ATV and a car collided at the intersection. The driver and passenger of the ATV were transported to hospital with injuries described as serious. The driver of the car was not injured.

A settlement advisor who supported a woman at the centre of a human trafficking case testified this week that the woman disclosed details about her employment and living situation, including a lack of access to food, water and communication, as well as alleged coercion and sexual violence.

During the latest city council meeting, one of the longest discussions with back-and-forths from across the council chambers was a discussion on a dress code for the City of Estevan's council members. The city has an already-existing dress code, police #2016-61, which lays out how employees of the city should dress, including office, administrative, and operational staff.

The newest addition comes from including the City Council among the office and administrative staff section, which would see a dress code enforced that requires business-casual attire.

Canada Day is quickly approaching, and there is a variety of celebrations happening in the Foothills for families to enjoy.  

Here’s a look at what is happening.  

Okotoks  

The Canada Day festivities begin in the Town of Okotoks at 11 a.m. and run until 4 p.m.  

The Airdrie Urban Farm Collective has made their second donation to the Airdrie Food Bank this outdoor growing season.

According to Jana Hooper, a board member and volunteer with the collective, they donated over 250 pounds of lettuce and 15 pounds of rhubarb so far.

"We started our lettuces back in April indoors and transferred them to the farm. There were probably about 250 heads of romaine lettuce that we took in, and then just a couple of butter crunch lettuces."

She explained that several volunteers filled a vehicle full of lettuce.

Five volunteer emergency service teams across the province are receiving a boost from MyMutual Insurance through its ongoing Geared Up campaign.

Now in its fourth year, the campaign supports volunteer fire departments and first responder groups by funding essential equipment and training needs.

For the 2025 round of funding, MyMutual has selected the Edam Turtle River Fire Department, Elbow Volunteer Fire Department, Lipton Volunteer Fire Department, RM of Scott Medical First Responders, and Stoughton/Tecumseh Fire and Rescue.

Winnipeg Transit officially rolled out its largest service transformation to date Monday morning, launching a new Primary Transit Network alongside expanded on-request service zones.

The updated system, which went live at 5:32 a.m. on Sunday with the first bus departing from Portage Avenue and Spence Street, is centred on a "spine-and-feeder model." The new network aims to simplify routes, improve frequency, and enhance connectivity across the city.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) responded to three separate structure fires between Saturday night and Sunday morning, according to a City of Winnipeg news release.

The first incident occurred around 10:10 p.m. on Saturday in the 0-100 block of Higgins Avenue. Fire crews arrived to find smoke and flames coming from a house.

A fast-moving grass fire south of the Trans-Canada Highway near Road 72W kept fire crews from Austin and Carberry busy from Saturday afternoon into the early hours of Sunday morning.

According to a social media post by the Austin Fire Department, the call came in around 3 p.m. on Saturday. Smoke was already visible while crews were en route to the scene.

Firefighters arrived to find an open pasture surrounded by brush burning out of control.