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The Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks of Canada was recently in town, and he said he enjoyed his time. Grand Exalted Ruler Ron Potter visited the North Battleford Elks Lodge No. 369 on Monday, Nov. 12.

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The art of some of the region’s young artists was on display at the Historic Battleford Lions Club on Friday. Yennah Andrychuk worked with flower motifs while Berk Iverson foresaw the future with his robot studies.

Denise Newton was to Prince Albert on the weekend to visit her son Kevin. While there she attended grandson Corvan’s hockey games. His team played five games and they won all of them.

At the end of a recent two-day event fundraiser, the Capitol Theatre in North Battleford and FF2 had raised $3,971.30 to help victims of sexual assault.

Staff with the North Battleford Fire Department are excited by the arrival of a new training mechanism for fires. The Drager Swede Survival System Phase 1 flashover unit arrived on Tuesday from Alberta.

Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation has announced River Valley Eye Care as a sponsor for the 23rd annual Festival of Trees, taking place at the Western Development Museum, Nov 30-Dec 6.

After delays, the 2017 audit of the Town of Battleford is finished, and chartered accountant Dallan Oberg reports good news.

The building permit numbers continue to climb even higher in North Battleford. The city had already topped last year’s numbers as of September’s numbers.

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