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Some wild weather rolled through the Humboldt region this week. On June 26, the sky was so dark just after 3 p.m. that streetlights came on.

Some changes are coming to existing business loans with the idea of making it easier for businesses in the Battlefords to spruce up in the coming year. Battleford mayor Chris Odishaw discussed the plan during a June 18 town council meeting.

It was a stormy night at North Battleford city council, in more ways than one.

The 1200 block of 110th Street is closed, as city grews remove a large tree. The City of North Battleford expects street and avenue closures to happen frequently over the next few weeks as the cleanup from Monday's storm continues.

The cleanup has begun following a massive thunderstorm that hit the Battlefords Monday night. The storm, which struck shortly before 10 p.m., brought down entire trees and tree branches across North Battleford and Battleford.

Services are disrupted Tuesday at Battlefords Union Hospital due to the power outage from Monday night's storm. Patient Care is being maintained with backup power from emergency generators as designed.

Efforts towards creating a safer community in North Battleford continued to come together this week at the latest meeting on community mobilization.

For 100 years, St. Elizabeth's Ladies Auxiliary has been acting as a liaison between the hospital and the community.

SaskPower advises it will be 18 to 24 hours before electricity is restored to the areas of North Battleford left in the dark after Monday night's storm.

North Battleford has Scott Campbell to thank for much of the increase in building permit values in May.