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It could not have been a colder day for the outdoor sod-turning event for Glencoe Developments' new 21-unit condo project in North Battleford.

North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services have a new tool at their disposal in their efforts to battle major fires. The tool is called a Dry Sprinkler Powder Aerosol - 5, or DSPA-5.

The City of North Battleford has finally settled on a revamped procedure by which businesses can be granted exemptions from the city's noise bylaw in order to clear snow at night. City council passed a resolution Jan.

With a substantial completion date of late March, the Aquatics Centre is likely to be, along with the theatre, the first of the CUPlex components finished.

On an ordinary Thursday afternoon in January when most students at Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) were in class, 80 teenage girls took possession of the school's gymnasium for a "gym-blast.

The City of North Battleford's water, sewer and refuse collection bylaws have now come into effect. Third reading and final passage was granted to the bylaws Monday to set the new rates. The bylaws were introduced Jan. 9 and passed two readings.

The Reclaim Outreach Centre, the emergency shelter for the homeless located at 962-102nd St. in North Battleford, applied to Battleford Town Council for support Jan. 14.

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce has formally appointed the officers who will serve on the executive for 2012. The executive was chosen by a unanimous vote of the directors in the first meeting of the year on Jan. 17.

Internet users living in four First Nation communities, including Red Pheasant, can now enjoy the convenience of high speed service.

The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs and North West Regional College signed a memorandum Jan. 18, to agree to work together to increase First Nations participation in the provincial workforce.