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Fire ban for North Battleford and RM of North Battleford

A major milestone has been marked at Husky Energy’s Edam East Lloyd Thermal Project in northwest Saskatchewan. In a news release Monday, Husky Energy announced production has commenced at the plant, located just a few miles south of Edam.

Director of Leisure Services Bill Samborski updated councillors at the monthly Planning Committee Monday on work that had been going on at the Chapel Gallery.

MERVIN — The Wildfire Suppression (OW-313) course was held April 9 and 10 at the Mervin Complex in Mervin, with 34 participants in attendance.

Similar incident in Cando area April 11

A grass fire about eight kilometers north of North Battleford on Highway 4 kept North Battleford Fire Department personnel occupied for about an hour Monday. The call came in just before 1 p.m.

Traffic was disrupted on Highway 16 near Paynton Monday as emergency crews worked to extinguish a fire in the village. According to Maidstone RCMP, an off-duty RCMP member alerted emergency services to the grass fire at about 3:30 p.m.

The 29th Street Market in Battleford was robbed at knifepoint Monday just before 10 p.m. according to Battlefords RCMP. Police say the perpetrator, brandishing a knife, obtained cash and fled the store.

Grass fires are starting to show up in North Battleford with the drier conditions this spring. The fire took place on the 1000 block of 109th Street around 4:30 p.m. Friday.

The 2016 award recipients of the Rivers West District Volunteer Recognition Awards were recognized Wednesday evening at a banquet at the Don Ross Centre.