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The five individuals charged in the Mosquito First Nation fraud case will see their matters return to North Battleford Provincial Court Friday, Nov. 28 at 10 a.m. That is the adjournment date agreed to in court Friday morning.

The case against a North Battleford financial planner accused of defrauding investors goes back to court Tuesday, Nov. 25, where Adelia, aka Adele, Kaminsky is expected to enter a plea.

It should come as no surprise that one of the items the brand-new Planning Committee dealt with at their first meeting Monday night was yet more committee changes at City Hall.

If all goes well, the 2014 budget for North Battleford will be presented to council by late November.

September was another month of downward trends in the statistics for Battlefords City Detachment of the RCMP. Calls for service were down for the month from 1,434 a year ago to 918.

St. James CWL held its 14th annual Pink Night Oct. 15, in support of the Breast Health Centre in Saskatoon. When the doors opened at 6:15 p.m., the crowd poured in and the basement of the church was filled to capacity in a sea of pink.

It was announced at a meeting of Battleford Town Council Monday evening that the RCMP Musical Ride will be coming to Fort Battleford July 13, 2015. There will be an evening program at 7 p.m.

The Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 40 calls for service between 6 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22 and 6 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23.

The RCMP are going to be keeping their eyes open for quad drivers operating where they shouldn't be, after a discussion with Battleford town council Monday.

Building permits cooled slightly in September but nevertheless remain strong for the year to date, with permit values now past the $40 million mark.