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Here are items from Monday night's council meeting in North Battleford (thanks to City Communications Manager James Risdon for providing the information on which this report is based.): Councillors heard from Sgt.

The draft mandate for the soon-to-be formed Leisure Services Advisory Committee has been approved by City Hall. The recommendation from the Planning Committee to adopt the mandate passed unanimously at council Monday.

There will be no council meeting in North Battleford Nov. 10.

Northwest students were among those who celebrated convocation at the University of Regina Oct. 17 at the Conexus Arts Centre. Lacey Jenae Flichel of Battleford has earned a Bachelor of Sport and Recreation Studies.

Concerns about plans to replace Saskatchewan Hospital through a public-private partnership dominated a CUPE meeting at the Dekker Centre Wednesday night.

The North Battleford RCMP detachment received approximately 24 calls for service between 6 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29.

After an appeal for blood donations was sent out in September by Canadian Blood Services, the situation is improving but more blood is still needed.

Living Sky School Division was one of several school divisions invited to make a pre-budget presentation to Saskatchewan's Treasury board recently.

NDP leader Cam Broten is pledging a focus on health care as the legislative session resumed in Regina last week. Broten spoke to reporters in a conference call Oct.

On Oct. 25, the Humboldt & District Museum gave residents the opportunity to do something normally never allowed: touch the artifacts. A special selection of items that were considered capable of some rough handling were brought out for the day.