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City council met on Jan. 9 for the first meeting of 2017. Part of the agenda was the passing of the traffic bylaw involving recreational vehicles and their distance from the sidewalk.

Two current Tisdale residents and one former resident were recognized by the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame for being part of a legendary University of Saskatchewan track team.

The provincial government announced Tuesday the transition to a single provincial health authority is now underway.

The Meridian Canadian Open curling event is over and Mayor Ryan Bater couldn’t be happier about how it turned out. “It was rather amazing,” a beaming Bater said at city council Monday about the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling tournament.

Aside from utility rates, the 2017 budget for North Battleford has been adopted by city council.

The chairs of the Light of Christ and the Living Sky school boards have issued a joint statement in support of locally elected school trustees.

Battlefords RCMP responded to approximately 45 calls between 6 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 8 and 6 a.m. Monday, Jan. 9. Sunday, Jan. 8 9:02 a.m. - Report of kids breaking into vehicle overnight on the 1300 block of 98th Street. 11:44 a.m.

Battlefords RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating Sharmaine Kay, 26, who was reported missing over the past weekend. She was last seen in the area of 98th Street in North Battleford sometime in the early morning hours of Jan. 6.

Voters go to the polls twice

Whether they were held during this year or announced for future years, big events were a major part of 2016. Here is a look at some of those events.