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Fresh on the heels of landing some major events and launching some major branding initiatives, Destination Battlefords is looking ahead to a promising 2017.

Here are some additional highlights from the Feb. 13 meeting of city council: The city of North Battleford has completed and released a wastewater treatment plant environmental risk assessment report.

News that the Ontario Superior Court has ruled in favor of litigants in the class action lawsuit on the “Sixties Scoop” comes as good news to the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations executive.

An estimate of costs of the Husky Energy oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River have now been released by the company. In a management discussion and analysis released Friday by Husky, the company stated that as of Dec.

The Northern Lights Palace pool now has a new booking policy that clarifies when the pool is available to rent, which groups get first priority and cancellations. The new policy was passed at a City of Melfort council meeting Feb. 13.

With playoffs looming, the Trojans' executive took time to recognize the efforts of their players. On Feb.

An Aylsham woman is fundraising for a much-needed service dog. Tracey Sandbach experiences panic attacks and paranoia. Her situation has worsened to the point that a dog is necessary if she wants to live on her own, according to her doctors.

Battlefords RCMP responded to 50 calls for service over the time period from 6 a.m Wednesday, Feb. 22 to 6 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 including the following: Feb. 22 8:42 a.m.

Melfort will see two new physicians come to the city in July. Unlike most of the doctors in the Northeast, Melfort doctors are paid through a fee-for-service model as opposed to a salary.

The City of Melfort is now playing a waiting game to see what’s going to happen with Prince Albert’s bid to separate its John M. Cuelenaere Public Library from the Wapiti Regional Library.