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A busy meeting of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce directors last Tuesday included a visit from a delegation representing Battlefords Victim Services.

The Department of Public Works and Engineering is digging on Railway Avenue between the Court House and the old CN building to repair a main valve.

More than 30 calls for service/occurrences were responded to by North Battleford RCMP between 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 21 and 6 a.m. Thursday, May 22.

Sloppy water quality record keeping has the City of North Battleford in trouble with environment officials.

Students from Mosquito School and St. Vital Catholic School gathered at Mosquito First Nation Tuesday afternoon to make history. They were there for the signing of a co-created treaty between the senior-level students from the two schools.

There was good news to report from mayors Derek Mahon of Battleford and Mayor Ian Hamilton of North Battleford Thursday.

North Battleford RCMP responded to more than 40 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Tuesday, May 20 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 21.

New housing for low-to-moderate-income citizens in downtown North Battleford was officially opened at a small ceremony Friday at 1091 - 103rd St. Mayor Ian Hamilton has welcomed the addition to downtown as a step toward revitalizing the area.

It was a busy weekend for North Battleford RCMP who responded to about 60 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Saturday, May 17 and 6 a.m. Sunday, May 18. Among those calls were five false alarms and two nuisance 911 calls. Saturday 6:16 a.m.

A Battleford man charged with trafficking cocaine will return to court in two weeks. Ian Dusty Gopher appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court Monday.