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ARMLEY — A petition is calling on the provincial highways ministry to change course and not remove the trees at the site of the Humboldt Broncos crash.

A new inspector has been announced for Battlefords RCMP detachment. Tom Beck is currently staff sergeant with the RCMP in the Victoria, B.C area. The news of Beck’s appointment to the Battlefords was shared by S/Sgt.

A recent fire at the Parrish and Heimbecker grain terminal took place in one of the grain drags, “probably due to an overheated bearing” and the presence of chaff, says Lindsay Holm of the North Battleford Fire Department.

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Linda Hosegood, vice-president of the Radisson Recreation Association, reports that her association received a donation from Richardson Pioneer Foundation for $10,000 towards their swimming pool upgrades.

NIPAWIN — The province has commited $215,000 in funding for a new Early Years Family Resource Centre. The centres provide a place where families with young children can access information, services and supports to help them raise healthy children.

OTTAWA – The Canadian Taxpayers Federation Wednesday held its 21st annual Teddy Waste Awards ceremony, celebrating the best of the worst in government waste from the past year.

NIPAWIN — The Town of Nipawin has edited a fire department policy that previously prevented a firefighter from running for council.

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Monday, Deputy Premier and Education Minister Gordon Wyant announced $1.