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RCMP made 40 arrests during a period extending from 6 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30 and 6 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2. Police answered more than 130 calls for service over the three-day period, which included New Year's Eve.

The Junior Citizen of the Year for the northwest region for 2013 is Jonathan Neigum of Unity.

The Battlefords Citizen of the Year for 2013 has worked with the City of North Battleford for 36 years and is the manager of the building and licensing department.

There was no shortage of notable individuals who came to the Battlefords in 2013. Greg Johnson, the Tornado Hunter, was chased by a howling blizzard on his way to a presentation before the Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists in March.

You needed a scorecard to keep up with the changes at City Hall in 2013.

2013 marked an important milestone in the life of the city of North Battleford. It was the 100th anniversary of North Battleford's incorporation as a city in 1913.

The problems people in the Northwest region faced with flooding in 2013 were nothing compared to what happened in the province next door.

Curious what types of calls RCMP members respond to across the province on New Year's Eve? Dec. 31, starting at 10 p.m.

Between 6 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28 and 6 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, Battlefords RCMP responded to 20 calls for service/occurrences. These included one false alarm and two false/nuisance 911 calls. Saturday 6:19 a.m.

Lauirie Lennie knew he had all 14 games right on his POOLS lottery ticket. The American Professional Football games were over, but still he had to find out how much his ticket had won. "The money is fine, but just winning is the best part," he said.