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Connaught School Grade 3 student, Kaydence Stanley was chosen by Sasktel Pioneers to pay it forward as part of their Giving Book Story Project.

Council unhappy with federally-mandated process

The Battlefords RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Jasmine Kaye-Masuskapeo of Ahtahkakoop First Nation. Jasmine was last seen walking in North Battleford on Wednesday. Investigation has failed to locate Jasmine.

City hoping to secure matching funding for facility upgrdes

The hottest issue at North Battleford council Monday wasn’t public safety, or zoning, or underground utilities, or any of the usual topics. Instead, it was a request to have two egg-laying chickens in the city limits that ruffled feathers.

The City of North Battleford has announced the water tower will undergo a thorough cleaning and structural evaluation in July. It’s been 15 years since the last time the water tower was inspected and cleaned.

An increasing problem with speeding on 95th Street from 19th Avenue through Territorial Drive has come to the attention of North Battleford council.

City council in North Battleford has awarded a tender for 2016 Capital Works Projects - Underground Utilities - Contract 1 work to Unicon Pipeline Ltd. of North Battleford. Their low bid of $1,598,659.

The ongoing Saskatchewan Hospital New Beginnings campaign took its fundraising efforts to Chamber of Commerce members Tuesday. The event, hosted by the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce, took place over the noon hour at Blend Restaurant.

Taryn Jackson is the 2016 recipient of the annual bursary from the Hazel Asmussen Fund through Battlefords and District Community Foundation.