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Two venues for BCP theatre season

Two venues for BCP theatre season

The Battlefords Community Players will be offering more shows and more nights for the public to enjoy in their 2014-15 season of live theatre productions.
Career in health care, retirement immersed in art

Career in health care, retirement immersed in art

Along with nine brother and sisters, I was born and raised at Oxbow. After graduating from high school I went to Winnipeg, Man. where I obtained my RN certification. During my first posting back home in Oxbow, I met and married my husband Ed.

Staying safe on the farm

Students from the area took part in a Farm Safety Days presentation at the Agrivilla in North Battleford recently. Students from the area took part in a Farm Safety Days presentation at the Agrivilla in North Battleford recently.
Hot times in the small town of Hafford this summer

Hot times in the small town of Hafford this summer

Hafford was very busy this past summer with the Canada Day celebrations, Summer Sizzler, Jaws of Life, the beginning of football and of course harvest season.

Listen up, Regina. We're doing good stuff here!

We've been basking in some unusually warm fall weather this past week, but prairie veterans are not so naïve as to believe it will last. We'll soon be plugging in our vehicles and bundling up against the cold.

Parking restricted on 12th Avenue

Parking on the north side of 12th Avenue between 100th and 101st Street is going to be restricted today as a bus dubbed the Fairness Express stops into North Battleford as part of its national tour.
New showers and washrooms at the park

New showers and washrooms at the park

The cement base and plumbing have been installed for new showers and bathrooms, in the Meota Regional Park. This will be a welcome addition for campers and make the area more appealing than ever.
Schools back into full swing of sports and other activities

Schools back into full swing of sports and other activities

The nice weather that prevailed the week of Sept. 15 was a big help to farmers getting those crops off for this year's harvest. Let's hope the good weather and great harvest continues. St.
Committee changes coming to City Hall

Committee changes coming to City Hall

In the wake of the reorganization of departments at North Battleford City Hall this year, there is news of further changes coming to the committee structure. The changes were outlined in a memo to council from City Clerk Debbie Wohlberg dated Sept.

Quickly burying a dead skunk

Dear Editor W.C. Fields' line "Never give a sucker an even break, or smarten up a chump" has never been better executed than by the Conservative government and their farmer-disenfranchisement policies.
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