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Republican Michael Melerine won the BESE District 4 runoff on Saturday against Democrat Cassie Williams.
Melerine, who finished second to Williams in the general election on March 20, won the runoff easily with 62% of the 38,087 ballots cast. He won the majority of votes in Bossier, Webster, DeSoto, Red River, Winn, Vernon, Natchitoches and Sabine parishes.
Williams had 14,546 votes or 38% of the vote. She had finished first in the general election with 29% of the vote, but was forced to the runoff after failing to earn over 50% of the vote. Williams won the majority of votes in Caddo and Bienvi
Melerine will replace Republican Troy Davis of Natchitoches who resigned from his seat last year. Melerine, a Shreveport attorney, was one of the first candidates to qualify as a candidate for the District 4 seat.
SASKATOON The Governance and Priorities Committee on Monday voted in favour of pushing forward with the city’s grand vision of a new downtown arena, convention centre and larger entertainment district. Before the committee was an administration report outlining options to pay for it. The committee heard about the need for new entertainment infrastructure from SaskTel Centre and TCU Place board members, and the need for better tourism amenities from the hotel and tourism industry. The end goal, the city said, was to lessen the burden on property taxes. Administration recommended an accommodation tax on all hotel rooms sales, something done in other Canadian cities. But Tourism Saskatoon felt this step would only hurt an already decimated hospitality sector.
SASKATOON Plans are underway to memorialize a Saskatchewan hockey legend who lost his life to COVID-19. A memorial statue of Fred Sasakamoose will be joining Gordie Howe on the steps leading up to SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon. His son Neil Sasakamoose said he’s eager to celebrate the legacy of his father. “My dad was such a large image, I didn’t know the impacts he had on people,” Neil said. “When he passed it was like all of North America engaged and they wanted to do something.” Sasakamoose died at Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert on Nov. 24 after being hospitalized with COVID-19. He was 86 years old.
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