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The Battleford parade took place Friday to much fanfare and a good turnout, despite taking place at the same time as the Roughrider game.

NIPAWIN — After taking a hiatus for over a decade, Nipawin Communities in Bloom is back and showing off what the community has to offer.

It was a brief court appearance Friday for one of two individuals charged in connection to an armed robbery and break and enter near Edam.

Residents of Battleford appear to be embracing the new Discovery Co-op food store and pharmacy downtown.

RM OF ST. PETER — Residents from the RM of St. Peter are in the end stages of organizing a crime watch. The effort was started by Loriann Wuchner, the now president of the newly formed RM 369 Rural Crime Watch Association.

NIPAWIN — After selling their old building to the Town of Nipawin, the Nipawin and District Chamber of Commerce found a new home in the downtown core.

Saskatchewan RCMP is on the lookout for the seventh person charged in connection to the killing of Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere.

NIPAWIN — A $300 million six year project to extend the life of the EB Campbell hydroelectric station started this week. The six generator units in the dam were commissioned in 1963 and 1964 and were designed for a lifespan of 50 years.

EAST CENTRAL — Harvest operations have already begun in some parts of the province, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly crop report. The report covered July 30 to Aug. 5.

Cut Knife-Turtleford MLA Larry Doke was pleased with what transpired at the recent Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) summit in Saskatoon.