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Battlefords RCMP Daily Report

It’s been a long road to get here, but the first two phases of the new Humboldt Public School (HPS) playground have been completed with over 20 volunteers coming out to set things up on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 and 2 after two false starts. “I’m stoked.

With above average rainfall comes flooding. With flooding comes farmers needing ways to get water off their fields.

It’s Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Month and the organization wants you to know you don’t have to be a superhero to make a difference. The main component of the month is the “Suit Up” campaign, which is aimed at mentors.

The leaves are about to turn colours, people are coming back from the lake, and the kids are going back to school. This is why September’s SGI traffic spotlight is about how to be safe in school zones.

The new school year can be an exciting time, but it can also be a scary one for those who are being bullied. According to recent studies, in Canada, 1 in 3 adolescent students reported being bullied.

Classical music fans have the opportunity to take in a chamber music concert at the Marysburg Assumption Church on Sept. 19. The Elixir Ensemble is a quartet with piano, violin, cello, and viola.

Sept. 16 is the day Randy Bodnarchuk will learn his fate in a drunk driving causing death case. A decision on sentencing has been adjourned to 9 a.m. that day in North Battleford Provincial Court.

New school supplies can help kids start the school year off right. Thanks to donations from all over Humboldt, 36 families started the school year off right through PARTNERS Family Services Back to School Supply drive. The drive wrapped up Sept.

Visitors to the Humboldt Poultry and Small Animal Sale had the opportuntiy to take in a variety of farm poultry in addition to home business and craft tables on Sept. 5.