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He survived. That is how Ernie Louttit, well known as Indian Ernie, described almost 30 years with the Saskatoon Police Service.

The City of North Battleford has stepped in to finish the partially-completed development in Killdeer subdivision. At their meeting Monday, council passed a resolution to purchase the land for $2.

The latest building permit numbers for North Battleford showed robust activity during the month of September. For September, 13 permits were issued for $2,134,800, an increase from the 12 permits for $1,110,000 issued the same month in 2015.

There will be a partial street closure on Territorial Dr. from Clements Dr. to Sadlowski Dr. from Tuesday, Oct. 19 until Saturday, Oct. 22. The closure, which will last from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, is to allow contractors to make the shoulder wider.

The NDP critics for health, social services and education were in North Battleford Friday for a town hall meeting on the state of health care in the province before the government releases its latest budget.

As part of Saskatchewan’s expanding Take-Home Naloxone Program, THN kits will be available in North Battleford, starting Thursday.

An attempt is being made to bring back a safe environment for kids to be able to enjoy Halloween on Oct. 31. A “safe-walk” block party is being planned for 107th and 108th Streets between 8th and 10th Avenue. It is to run between 4 and 7 p.m.

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.