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Neighbourly Advice According to Ed

Submitted Seeding of the 2019 crop is nearing completion, with the majority of the crop being planted this month.

Here we are in the last week of May 2019 wondering if we are ever going to get nice weather and real spring or real rain? Plenty of predictions for a hot summer out there, however if we don’t get the rains needed, that heat will not be so welcome.

The future of Gamex Bingo in North Battleford is still unclear. At their Facebook page, the Battlefords and District Bingo Assoc. Inc. reported that Gamex Bingo was closed Friday, May 23 “until further notice.

Action is being taken to try and prevent emerald ash borers from wreaking havoc on trees in the city. Two traps are being set up in the city, reported Director of Leisure Services Cheryl DeNeire to council Monday.

Joey Landreth is back in North Battleford after rocking the Dekker Centre last year. Landreth, part of the Winnipeg roots-rock band The Brothers Landreth, recently released a new album, Hindsight.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and the Battlefords Immigration Resource Centre will host a special citizenship ceremony at the Western Development Museum in North Battleford and will welcome 111 new citizens.

Railway and Main

Submitted Here is some interesting historical information on the more than a century of police vehicles, compliments of the RCMP History of vehicle markings 1917: “RNWMP” plate on front grill centred between headlights.

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