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Monday evening, Mayor Ian Hamilton proclaimed July 17 to 23 National Drowning Prevention Week in North Battleford with words of caution from Director of Leisure Services Bill Samborski.

When I first heard news Magic Lantern Theatres was building a five-screen movie theatre complex, I have to be honest, I couldn’t believe it. It had to be an April Fool’s joke, I thought. Then I looked at the calendar: July 12, 2016.

When Merle Taylor joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942, she proved to be such a whiz at Morse Code that she was assigned to train the air crews.

The Battlefords North Stars are on the hunt for a new Marketing/Office Manager. Trent Cey, who has been with the team since 2013, will be moving to Regina in August to take on a new position in the hockey industry.

The Battlefords Business Excellence Awards committee reminds the community the deadline for submissions of the 2016 applications kits is Friday, July 22. Application kits are available online at www.battlefordschamber.

The Artist Run Centre gallery in North Battleford features for the months of July and August current works from current members.

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