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The gavel has been passed to a new president of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce. Incoming president Warren Williams was handed the gavel by outgoing president Jay Bottomley at the conclusion of Tuesday's Chamber board meeting in North Battleford.

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North Battleford council has approved a number of 2017 board and committee appointments to two boards. All appointments expire Dec. 31, 2018.

Saskatchewan will be moving to a single health care authority from the 12 current regions the Saskatchewan government announced on Jan. 4.

City council met on Jan. 9 for the first meeting of 2017. Part of the agenda was the passing of the traffic bylaw involving recreational vehicles and their distance from the sidewalk.

Two current Tisdale residents and one former resident were recognized by the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame for being part of a legendary University of Saskatchewan track team.

The provincial government announced Tuesday the transition to a single provincial health authority is now underway.

The Meridian Canadian Open curling event is over and Mayor Ryan Bater couldn’t be happier about how it turned out. “It was rather amazing,” a beaming Bater said at city council Monday about the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling tournament.

Aside from utility rates, the 2017 budget for North Battleford has been adopted by city council.

The chairs of the Light of Christ and the Living Sky school boards have issued a joint statement in support of locally elected school trustees.