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North Battleford city council unanimously passed a motion to make public expense claims and meeting attendance records available on the City's website. The notice of motion, presented by Mayor Ian Hamilton at the Dec.

City building inspector Jerry Wintonyk had some "really good news" for members of council Monday. "The long-awaited rumor that Walmart [will be] expanding is coming true," said Wintonyk. He said the Walmart Store, owned by Walmart Canada Inc.

In the end, it only took a few short days. It began at 11 a.m. on an overcast Thursday when the first bricks tumbled to the ground.

Saskatchewan experienced an increased economic growth rate for 2013, but there are some concerns that growth might be happening too quickly.

SGI and its law enforcement partners say they are moving to a month-long traffic safety focus for 2014, replacing the two-day traffic safety blitzes of 2013.

The Kelvington/Rose Valley RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating Dennis Malischewski. A ground and aerial search has been done in the Kelvington Snowmobile trails area near Kelvington, Saskatchewan.

Citing family and business pressures, Trent Houk has resigned from city council. Houk's resignation, which takes effect immediately, was announced in a letter to Mayor Ian Hamilton and council, which was read by Hamilton.

Prairie North Health Region is hosting flu shot clinics today. For information about places, times and who is eligible, go to: http://www.pnrha.ca/bins/content_page.asp?cid=17-227&lang=1

There's a new compact fire fighting vehicle in the ranks of North Battleford Fire Department. It is a 6x6 Polaris fire response vehicle.

It was an average 24-hour period for Battlefords RCMP as members responsed to just under 20 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 Monday 7:55 a.m.