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The City of North Battleford is entering into a new occupancy agreement with the RCMP. The RCMP has had an agreement with the City for their detachment building since 2003. It is now being renewed for another 10 years.

MAIDSTONE — Maidstone Communities in Bloom recently dedicated a pergola in Memory Lane Park to the work and commitment of Marg McLaren in the Maidstone area. Family and friends were present for the ceremony Sept. 29.

A proposed Community Safety Officer program review report will go ahead, but not until next year. City Manager Randy Patrick made a recommendation to council that a report on the progress of that program be presented in November 2019.

Council notes, Oct. 9 meeting

NIPAWIN — The Town of Nipawin is dealing with some unpleasantness in recycling bins “The inappropriate items which we continue to find in the blue recycle bins throughout town: carcasses of cats and dogs and geese and toilets and used tissues and all

Town hall at Don Ross

The City of North Battleford adopted the Downtown Revitalization Action Plan in 2017. Currently, this is the only neighbourhood with commercial and residential development incentives.

NIPAWIN — Ismael Aliguyon has resigned from Nipawin council. “It’s a very sad day for me and a very difficult decision,” Aliguyon wrote to the council in a letter read at Oct. 11’s council meeting. “After considerable thought it is my sincere regret.

Former MP honoured in Lloydminster

Digna Rico started her weekend with a big surprise. The North Battleford resident won $1,000,000 on one of the 28 Maxmillions draws on Friday, Sept. 28. Rico went to the gas bar the morning after the draw and decided to check her Lotto Max ticket.