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After delays, the 2017 audit of the Town of Battleford is finished, and chartered accountant Dallan Oberg reports good news.

Action Battlefords representatives were at the Nov. 19 Town of Battleford council meeting, presenting on measures to increase visibility in town.

The latest news regarding the oil spill charges faced by Husky Energy is that the case is now moving to North Battleford Provincial Court. The Husky charges have been scheduled for North Battleford Provincial Court on Dec. 18, at 1:30 p.m.

As the highways ministry is preparing to repaving the highways in Wadena, the town’s council is looking at its own improvement.

Options are listed at $50,000, $472,000 and $750,000

Submitted North West College held their annual Entrance Scholarship Ceremony in North Battleford on Nov. 16.

Tuesday, Jim West (right) of Kiwanis Club of the Battlefords presented Battlefords Boys and Girls Club Executive Director Nicole Combres (left) with a donation in the amount of $2,500.

The hot issue facing City Hall right now is all about tax incentive policies.

On Oct. 3, Saskatoon RCMP Provincial General Investigation Section (GIS) were contacted regarding an alleged investor fraud and possible GoFundMe page fraud. The frauds allegedly occurred between March 9, 2017 and June 20, 2018.

Members from the Rosetown RCMP, Rosetown and Biggar Fire Departments, and EMS from Rosetown were called to the scene of a collision between two semi trucks on Highway 4 approximately 14 miles north of Rosetown.