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Teams of volunteers fanned out from Connaught Elementary School at 7 p.m. Thursday, marking the beginning of the City of North Battleford's first-ever, three-day community safety audit. The audit continued Friday.

North Battleford’s Planning Committee has voted in favor of a recommendation from administration to set up a waterworks committee.

On May 21 at 12:17 a.m., Battlefords Provincial and Municipal General Investigations Sections, Battlefords Detachment, and Battlefords Police Dog Services executed a search warrant at a residence on the 1300 block of 107th Street.

April was a good month for building permits in the city of North Battleford. A total of 16 building permits were issued during the month, for a total value of $2,571,500. That compared to seven permits for $1,167,000 a year earlier.

VTrade retaliation is now a serious prospect after the World Trade Organization decisively came down in favour of Canada and Mexico in their fight against U.S. Country of Origin Labelling on beef and pork.

Battlefords RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating Kailleigh Buziak, 14, of North Battleford. She was reported missing on the morning of Thursday, May 21. Kailleigh was last seen on the evening of May 19.

April’s traffic safety focus was vulnerable road users – the actions of pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists, and the actions of others that put them in danger – but it was speeding violations that garnered the majority of tickets for motorists.

North Battleford RCMP responded to over 70 calls for service between 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 20 and 6 a.m. Thursday, May 21. Wednesday • Several complaints received of vehicles entered and gone through from the previous night.

The April crime statistics report for the Battlefords RCMP detachment was more of the same — with numbers still slowly creeping up for most crime categories in the city.

The STARS air ambulance service in Saskatchewan is raising money — and awareness — with the launch of their 2015 STARS Lottery. Two new homes — one in Saskatoon and the other in Regina — are being offered as grand prizes. Each home is valued at $1.