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At the Sept. 5 meeting of Battleford Town Council, it was reported there were eight new building permits issued. Seven were residential while one was for a new commercial building.

Here is a rundown on some of the highlights from the Monday, Sept. 12 council meeting in North Battleford, the first one back following the reduced summer schedule.

Discovery Co-op’s 17th Annual Kids Club Carnival was this past weekend. Leanne Ducommun said attendance this year was the highest it’s ever been, with about 1,500 people.

Highways on both sides of Tobin Lake are about to get smoother. The provincial government announced tenders for an estimated $220 million in highways projects. One of the projects is the resurfacing of 14.4 kilometres of Highway #255.

Newcomers and veterans alike were impressed at the Carrot River Outback Thunder Fall Camp this past weekend.

Battlefords RCMP have been investigating an incident of child-luring and have words of advice for parents and students.

RCMP report sometime overnight between Sept. 10 and 11, several mailboxes in the Canada Post Office in Unity were pried open. Various mail items were torn open and it is unknown if other items were taken. In another incident Aug.

Released on September 14, 2017 Producers have made significant harvest progress, due in large part to the warm and dry weather, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report.

Rather than paying the one per cent penalty that comes with paying property taxes late, property owners won’t be charged a penalty for paying taxes in September.

The Mosquito, Grizzly Bear’s Head, Lean Man First Nation continues to be plagued by election controversy. The most recent election held on April 20 of this year, in which Daniel Starchief was returned as chief, is currently under appeal.