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Kids' camp remains a special memory for me. Every summer for a number of years I and a group of others my age would memorize enough scripture verses to earn a free week at Burrard Inlet Bible Camp.

FREIMARK, Gerald Arthur, April 24, 1950 -Rabbit Lake, SK., June 10, 2013 - Calgary, AB. Gerald Freimark of Calgary, AB, passed away on June 10, 2013 at the age of 63 years. Gerald was born in Rabbit Lake, SK on April 24, 1950.

Full-day artsVest Sponsorship Training Workshops are taking place across Saskatchewan this month to provide tools for cultural organizations to help secure and nurture long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships with local businesses.

The judge heard submissions this week in the sentencing of convicted home care worker Ashley Marie Johnson.

It's always a good idea to keep an eye on that pot simmering on the stove. One of the most frequent call outs for North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services is to respond to fires caused by unattended cooking.

Here are some more details on the plane crash that killed two people in North Battleford on Thursday. Names of the two individuals killed were also released. The pilot was Shane Buchanan, 40, and the passenger was his father, Charles Buchanan, 63.

The City of North Battleford is seeking input from local businesses about what the business climate is like in the city.

North Battleford RCMP are still trying to determine the location and well being of Kaylee Watchmaker. The 13-year-old was reported missing from her home in North Battleford June 4.

Preparations continue for the July 1 Centennial Canada Day celebrations in North Battleford.

The soldiers, like the rest of the people of the prairies, voted for prohibition in 1915 and '16 in simple revulsion against the evil social consequence of boozing in hotel bars.