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Wednesday, during a band byelection taking place on Poundmaker Cree Nation, Cut Knife RCMP received a complaint that two adult males entered the building where voting was taking place, took the ballot boxes outside and threw them into a fire.

It will be a brief sitting for the provincial legislature this fall before the voters go to the polls next spring. The legislature resumes for a fall sitting on Oct. 13. That was announced in a news release Sept. 28 from the province.

As part of a settlement agreement the City of North Battleford has reached with Minisapoy Café, the business located in the Battlefords Co-op Aquatic Centre will get the first chance to provide food and drinks for City events hosted at the CUplex, no

In his report to North Battleford City Council Monday, Community Safety Co-ordinator Herb Sutton said the idea of an additions treatment court remains a popular one.

North Battleford City Council has underscored its commitment to public safety programming with a motion to extend its contract with the public safety co-ordinator.

The fundraising campaign for the new Battlefords Trade and Education Centre campaign is now heading into the final phase. Campaign leaders for the BTEC My Community Cares campaign are looking to raise the final almost $150,000 in funds by Nov.

In his report to North Battleford City Council Monday, Community Safety Co-ordinator Herb Sutton said the idea of an additions treatment court remains a popular one.

Good news for those craving just a little more nature in town: Humboldt Home Hardware partnered with Tree Canada to bring 15 trees to Water Ridge Park to celebrate National Tree Day on Sept. 24.

About 32 people from Humboldt and area went to the Bella Vista Inn on Sept. 26 for Spice up Your Life: Learn to Eat Healthy with More Flavour to learn different techniques of preparing food in order to decrease their cancer risk.

Sept. 9 was Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Day in Saskatchewan, and organizations in the province raised awareness to try to dispel some myths about the disorder.