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INNISFAIL, Alta. –Thirteen puppies born at the RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre now have names, thanks to boys and girls representing every province and territory in Canada.

A reminder to North Battleford residents and others in the area that Household Hazardous Waste Day is Saturday, April 30. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., residents are encouraged to come down to the City’s Public Works Shop (11112 – 6th Ave.

The annual grant from the Nico Hawryliw Fund with the Battlefords and District Community Foundation was recently presented to the Community Oncology Program of Saskatchewan at Battlefords Union Hospital.

Meeting Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi’s poetry challenge

Nine individuals and Kamala Choir been recommended by the adjudicators of the Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival to represent the Battlefords at the 2016 Provincial Music Festival.

Eleven nominations, four top awards

It’s Mental Health Week next week, and there are a number of activities going on in the Battlefords to raise awareness and celebrate successes.

Submitted by the City of North Battleford The City of North Battleford has earned the 2015 Saskatchewan Waste Minimization Award in the municipality category for the successful implementation of the Residential Waste Collection Program in 2014.

The fraud case against former RM of Meota administrator Maryann Germann returned to court this week. A case management conference had been held April 20 and the discussions are to continue.

A well-known professional freelance writer from Meota has died. James A. MacNeill was born June 24, 1933 in North Battleford and passed away April 12.