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The annual North Battleford Art Auction may have been cancelled in 2017, but there will still be an opportunity to see and purchase those works that were to be put up for bid.

Privatization was the issue on the minds of people attending a town hall meeting Monday night at Don Ross Centre. The meeting was hosted by Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union (COPE) Local 397, whose union includes SGI employees.

Council notes

Battlefords RCMP responded to 51 calls for service over the time period Tuesday, March 14, 6 a.m. to Wednesday, March 15, 6 a.m., including the following: 6:29 a.m. - Break and Enter to a business on the 11000 block of Railway Ave. North Battleford.

Imagine human-like extraterrestrials came to Earth to escape their doomed planet. They want to live on Earth, they have technology beyond our belief and they outnumber us 10 to one.

The number of properties in tax arrears is higher than average this year. On Feb. 17, the Review reported that nearly $200,000 is owed in unpaid property taxes from 2016.

Highway 5 between Humboldt and Saskatoon ranks as one of most dangerous roads in Saskatchewan

As a member of Parachute, Safe Communities is requested to do a priorities review every three years.

Humboldt’s 1st Westminister Scout group is getting ready to go to Nova Scotia for the 2017 Canadian Scout Jamboree. March 11 saw them get a couple of steps closer with their Medieval Feast night at St. Augustine Hall.

Progress continues on a new Wellness Centre in Melfort. There will be a sod-turning event for the facility March 22, at the hospital grounds.