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During the holiday season, there will be no garbage or recycling pickup on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day in North Battleford.

Since their ice maker broke down, third floor residents of the Battlefords District Care Centre did not have access to ice water on their own floor, so the Canadian Legion of Riders has stepped in and provided a brand new ice generator.

A 56-year-old woman from the Battlefords has died as a result of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 4 Wednesday near the Hamlin grain terminal.

One person has died as a result of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 4 Wednesday near the Hamlin grain terminal According to RCMP the highway was closed with a detour using grid roads during the investigation. The crash happened around 7:55 a.m.

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce has recommended that, with a slate of 11 candidates for 11 positions on the board of directors, no ballot vote be taken this year.

The crowd that braved the cold for a book launch of Alphonse Gerwing’s memoir proved that he was well-known and appreciated in the community.

The $11 billion Energy East pipeline seems to have become the new bone of contention between the eastern and western provinces.

With the Festival of Wreaths moved across the street to the Humboldt Gallery, staff members were looking for a way to make the inside of the museum a little more festive: an Old Fashioned Christmas was born.

Every year, the nominations for Citizen of the Year and Junior Citizen of the Year are fewer and fewer. People seem to not care as much, and yet it’s still as important an award as ever.

No kid likes going back to school, so when it’s that time of the year again, they’re all hoping Labour Day falls later in the week.