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Undergrounds Pipes and Asphalt Replacement work for 2020 is not even finished construction yet, but already North Battleford City Hall is looking ahead to projects in 2021.

North Battleford city council has approved a change order to its Capital Works projects to add the work for the 100th Street service road project in the north end.

There are four new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 20, bringing the total to 1,590 total cases. The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (1) and South Central (3) zones. Of the 1,590 reported cases, 149 are considered active.

A third taxi cab company now has city approval to be in business in North Battleford under its new vehicle for hire bylaw.

The Town of Battleford has approved a water distribution agreement to supply water to Poundmaker Cree Nation.

All sports and extracurriculars suspended throughout Living Sky School Division for the month

Fox Lake Cree Nation Chief Billy Beardy, whose sharp eye and bush knowledge alerted RCMP officers to the site where Western Canada manhunt suspects Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky killed themselves on the shore of the Nelson River last year, was hon

The Town of Battleford has decided to extend its funding agreement with Destination Battlefords through 2022. The decision of council was to go with a two year extension running at the same cost as before at around $48,000 annually.

HUMBOLDT — A GPS receiver was stolen from a combine located at a farm equipment supplier on Highway 5 in the eastern part of Humboldt. Humboldt RCMP said the crime took place in the early morning hours of Aug. 11.

MELFORT — A large part of a politician’s job is getting out into the communities they represent. Due to COVID-19, this has been challenging for Randy Hoback, MP for Prince Albert, but still an important part of his job.