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North Battleford’s SARCAN depot has earned a customer service award. The award recognizes outstanding customer service in the extra-large depot category.

With plenty of pancakes, École Père Mercure showed a group of travellers some Saskatchewan hospitality. The travellers were participants in La Grande Traversée, a cross-Canada bicycle tour that started in Vancouver.

Inspired by her daughter, a former North Battleford resident is turning previous helplessness into creativity.

St. Rita’s Parish sponsored a pancake breakfast to celebrate the mothers of Medstead and area May 13. The village hall filled with families celebrating the maternal figures of the area. St. Rita is the namesake of the Catholic Church of Medstead.

There are a number of items to report from the May 17 sitting of provincial court in North Battleford, as some prominent cases continue to make their way through the justice system.

The Saskatchewan Hospital New Beginnings campaign took its fundraising pitch to Chamber members at Tuesday’s meeting. Battleford Furniture owner Chris Odishaw, who was with the Sask.

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There’s little time to dwell on accomplishments in the world of major junior hockey. That’s something that former Battlefords North Stars forward Tanner Nagel is experiencing first hand this week along with the rest of the Swift Current Broncos.

Terry Caldwell can now be referred to as the “chair” of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce.