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Police tried to stop an inmate who escaped from the federal Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon on the highway near Humboldt on Nov. 14. Two men, Matthew Michel, 24, and Kendal Campeau, 29, fled the centre during the night of Nov. 13.

The City of North Battleford has agreed to sell land on 741-110th Street to Lesmeister Construction for developing a proposed parking lot.

Submitted Battlefords and District Community Foundation and RBC Foundation are providing grants to two area projects that will be led by youth. The Dekker Centre Young People’s Theatre Ensemble will receive $15,000.

Submitted by Saskatchewan Lotteries Jennifer Davies had, in her own words, “the best Thanksgiving ever.” On Thanksgiving Day she checked her Western 649 ticket to discover that she, her husband, and their five coworkers had won $100,000 on the Oct.

North Battleford city council got a quarterly update Tuesday night about the massive sanitary sewer trunk main project happening in North Battleford. Council heard from J.P. Mills of consulting firm KGS Group, managers of the $13.

North Battleford city council has officially adopted the Parking Study as presented. That was the study conducted by Crosby Hanna & Associates and presented to Planning Committee on Sept. 18.

Herb Sutton was at Tuesday’s North Battleford city council meeting with his monthly report, and in that presentation voiced support for the recently-signed Sacichawasich Relationship Agreement.

A new exhibit at the Western Development Museum in North Battleford focuses on Canada’s 13th prime minister. “One Canada: Diefenbaker’s Vision” is produced by the Diefenbaker Centre and will be on exhibit to April 17 of 2020.

EAST CENTRAL — Jim Hack, the trustee for the Foam Lake area, has been selected by Horizon School Division's board of education to serve as chair for another year.

HUMBOLDT — A joint campaign between the Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Business Improvement District is encouraging Humboldt residents to shop local.