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It had come up several times before at City Council, but the issue of donating land in the southeast quadrant of the city for a proposed Battlefords First Nations Heritage Park finally received a vote at the council meeting Monday.

At a Feb. 27 city council meeting, council voted on a resolution to continue the operation of the Agriplex Arena with city staff and proposed five-year capital improvements for the facility.

The executive director of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce has been nominated for a prestigious national award.

Bill Samborski, general manager of facilities, provided city council with an update on the fees for the Co-op Aquatic Centre Monday.

Canada's ambassador to the United States played up several accomplishments that have improved the trading relationship between the two countries at the Pacific North West Economic Region summit in Saskatoon.

Though S. Sgt Phil Wilson was unable to be at city council Monday, he provided an update about current crime statistics.

City Council has received flak about inconsistent application of their demolition policy before, but a local property owner's letter was dealt with even before it was received by city council July 23.

Permit values are up significantly in June compared to the same month in 2011, according to the latest building permits report from the City of North Battleford.

Keith Anderson attended the City of North Battleford council meeting Monday to provide the city an update on the progress of the CUPlex construction project. As of July 16, the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts is mostly complete.

One person is dead following a rollover Thursday night on Highway 40 west of the Battlefords. The single vehicle accident happened at 9:10 p.m.