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The last act of the Saskatchewan Winter Games Committee came on Monday, with announcement of their recommendations on what to do with the Games legacy funds.

The Canadian Mental Health Association want to keep managing the David Laird Campground. At council Monday Jane Zielke de Montbrun made a formal request for a new five-year contract to replace the current management agreement that is expiring.

Terry Fox struggled through the worst weather conditions Canada has to offer — wind, snow, sleet and heat. The horseback riders of the Battlefords area were not so brave in 2018. The snowy and cold conditions on Sept.

Paving efforts in the city are wrapping up, while the city’s 2018 capital and maintenance projects are on track to completion this construction season as long as the weather holds.

The City of North Battleford in on board with a $2,500 contribution towards the 25th anniversary of the Battlefords Business Excellence Awards happening Oct. 2. However, the decision could not have been any closer.

A contractor has been selected to redesign the intersection at 5th Avenue and Main Street. The east and west ends of the intersection are not properly aligned, meaning motorists have to turn down Main Street before continuing down 5th Avenue.

Kaitlyn Noble missing since 2007

Hit and run

All workers at the Nutrien Lanigan potash mine are safe after an underground fire in the facility. The fire began Sept. 25 at approximately 1 pm. Emergency crews extinguished the fire right away.

There will be no criminal charges laid in connection to the shooting death of Brydon Whitstone by an RCMP officer in North Battleford. That announcement was made Tuesday afternoon by the Ministry of Justice in Regina.