Battlefords News-Optimist

So marijuana became legal in Canada last week. It likely hasn’t changed your life much. Most people (an estimated 85 per cent) have either never smoked pot or smoked only on an experimental basis.

Children of the Broken Treaty By Charlie Angus Published by University of Regina Press $27.

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Leaving the prairies was difficult, made easier, though, by the presence of our two sons and their families in the town we now call home. Still, hours and days were spent in silent weeping.

The name for this neighbourhood is a play on words. R.E. Deans was the Mayor of North Battleford from 1940-46 and, in part, the neighbourhood was named in his honour.

Lakeland College alumnus Margaret Page has been elected second vice-president of Toastmasters International, the world’s largest global organization dedicated to communication and leadership skills development.

St. Peter’s School brought a band program to their school six years ago and, although it has changed and expanded over time, the program has now become a mainstay in the school.

Overall calls for service to RCMP from Battleford residents, compared to last year, are largely consistent, according to S/Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt. Woolfitt gave a presentation about Battleford's calls for service at Monday's town council meeting.

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