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Grant application for airport runway

Grant application for airport runway

North Battleford city council has passed a resolution for the city’s portion of the airport runway at Cameron McIntosh Airport.

Want to make me stay in jail?

Elsewhere you can read a story by reporter John Cairns about the Battlefords Animal Shelter’s second annual jail and bail fundraiser. In it you will learning I am going to be arrested.
Rob Feist, Danica Lorer latest NDP candidates in the Northwest

Rob Feist, Danica Lorer latest NDP candidates in the Northwest

The New Democrats are now ready to go with candidates in the Battlefords and Cut Knife-Turtleford ridings.
Disappointing 2015 crime stats in North Battleford

Disappointing 2015 crime stats in North Battleford

The news was not all bad, but 2015 was still a disappointing year of increases in crime activities in North Battleford. RCMP S/Sgt.
Coldest night raising funds for The Lighthouse

Coldest night raising funds for The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse Serving the Battlefords assists people living with poverty in the community. The Lighthouse is inviting community members to take part in the Coldest Night of the Year Walk Feb.
Tea is a poor relative of coffee

Tea is a poor relative of coffee

Neighbourly Advice According to Ed
Grant supports LLSD dance initiatives

Grant supports LLSD dance initiatives

Living Sky School Division No. 202 in North Battleford has been awarded a $10,000 ArtsSmarts grant from the Saskatchewan Arts Board “to have kindergarten students dance feelings and ideas about the environment with dance artist Ashley Johnson.
Offence on full display as BNS lose 6-5 in OT

Offence on full display as BNS lose 6-5 in OT

The North Stars wanted to turn the page four days after a rare 7-1 defeat at the hands of the La Ronge Ice Wolves. On the other side of the rink, Melfort was also looking to rebound, taking a 6-3 loss to Humboldt Tuesday.
RPP, RRSP or TFSA? Workplace pensions have an effect on savings

RPP, RRSP or TFSA? Workplace pensions have an effect on savings

Do Registered Pension Plans (RPPs) and Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) act as substitutes for one another in retirement savings patterns? At first glance, this appears to be so, based on a new study released recently by Statistics Canada.
Higher corporate taxes mean lower wages for workers

Higher corporate taxes mean lower wages for workers

Governments have to realize that if they increase business taxes, ordinary Canadians pay the cost
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