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The City of North Battleford is going to be contracting out its building inspections for an extended period of time. Monday, council approved a contract with CCA Construction Code Authority of North Battleford.

A number of resolutions passed at North Battleford council Monday night concerning recommendations made by councillors at the Planning Committee meeting the week before.

Muenster students got to see a presentation by drummer Mitch Dorge of the Crash Test Dummies on May 12 – yes, he did play the drums, but he wasn’t there for a concert.

A new Battlefords Boys and Girls Club fundraiser will be held Saturday, June 6. About 60 participants are expected to take part in the Capital One Race for Kids.

Traffic data will be collected in North Battleford by CIMA +, an engineering and project management firm, between May 30 and June 6 as part of the first stage of the City of North Battleford’s transportation master plan.

Access Communications was awarded three of six community programming awards during this year’s Tuned-in Canada campaign from the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance.

It was an emotional Mayor Ian Hamilton who thanked city residents Monday night for their well-wishes following his cancer surgery two weeks ago.

Battlefords MLA Herb Cox is justifiably enthusiastic about his new role as minister of the environment and minister responsible for SaskWater and the Water Security Agency.

It all starts with an elevator shaft. Once enclosed in the metal box, it’s a slow rattling descent that soon quickens with a rush, the speed smoothing out the ride.

Continued dry weather was an obvious concern at council Monday. “It’s really dry out there, a lot of people are watering a lot earlier than they normally would,” noted Councillor Ryan Bater.