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The Northwest region of Saskatchewan was well represented with awards presented Monday by Lt.-Gov. Vaughn Solomon Schofield. She presented Royal Canadian Humane Association Bravery Awards to Cst. Daniel Dempster and Cst.

It’s either an exciting or a boring municipal election year, depending on where you live. A few communities in the Northwest region of Saskatchewan are seeing competitive races for mayor and council. Others aren’t seeing much of a contest at all.

Three people were injured in a motor vehicle crash Sunday at about 8 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 40 and Highway 674. Cut Knife RCMP say a passenger car travelling south on Highway 674 collided head on with a north bound van.

Battlefords RCMP responded to 46 calls over the period of 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14 to 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 including the following: Friday, Oct. 14 9:00 a.m. - Damage to a vehicle door while parked on Henderson Drive overnight. No entry gained.

Wednesday, Oct. 12 at approximately 9 p.m. Battlefords RCMP responded to a complaint of a break and enter involving a firearm on the Red Pheasant First Nation.

The North Battleford Public Library invites the public to stop by and help celebrate its 100th anniversary for the week of Oct. 16-22, which coincides with the annual Saskatchewan Library Week.

Janel Mann, a local parent whose three-year-old son Maclaren has a peanut allergy, is hoping other parents will join her in making trick or treating inclusive for all kids.

Response tested

Once again, October is a big month for fire prevention activities in the Battlefords and around North America. Oct. 9 to 15 was proclaimed Fire Prevention Week in the City of North Battleford.

Advance polls are open this week in the municipal election in North Battleford and Battleford. The City of North Battleford advance polls are scheduled to be open Saturday, Oct. 15 at City Hall between noon and 5 p.m.; Wednesday, Oct.