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The Dekker Centre’s third annual fundraiser, Celebrate the Arts, was being billed as a “very, very, very, very funny night.

John Cairns’ Leg Watch

Last week marked the official start of pre-construction at the new Saskatchewan Hospital and integrated correctional facility in North Battleford.

It was a night of good food, dancing and donations at the Tropical Inn as the Battlefords Catholic Family Services held their 23rd annual charity dinner and auction Saturday evening.

A public meeting has been scheduled with respect to the upcoming community safety audit in the city. It is to be held Wednesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at Connaught School.

One person was transported to hospital by ambulance personnel following a two-vehicle collision at the corner of Territorial Drive and 100 th Street in North Battleford Sunday. The North Battleford Fire Department responded to the call at 3:10 p.m.

Battlefords RCMP responded to over 60 calls for service between 6 a.m. Saturday, May 2 and a.m. Sunday, May 3, including: Saturday - Report of an attempted break and enter to a business on the 100 block of 23rd Street in Battleford, reported at 9 a.

A structure fire had North Battleford Fire Department, RCMP, WPD Ambulance, SaskPower and SaskEnergy on site Saturday evening. The fire is under investigation and one person was transported to hospital, says NBFD in a news release.

North Battleford Fire Department responded to a rural site Saturday where a tractor had struck a power pole. They attended the incident four miles north and three miles west of the city after the alarm came in at 11:09 a.m.

Community safety is an ongoing issue in the community and the Battlefords News-Optimi st and Regional Optimist coverage of the issue itself and the steps being taken to deal with it has earned staff reporter John Cairns a Best News Story of the Year