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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.

Battlefords RCMP had about 60 incidents reported between 6 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6 and 6 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7. Friday, Jan. 6 8:47 a.m.

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? For 20-year-old saxophonist Cole Knutson of North Battleford, the answer to that question is practice and audition for the American Protégé International Music Competition.

It was a year of change at City Hall in North Battleford as Ryan Bater took over as mayor from Ian Hamilton after the 2016 municipal elections.

The Leisure Services department of the City of North Battleford has acknowledged the support of a number of area service clubs for its free public skating program.

Nipawin is closing the door on an eventful year which included the start of construction of a new pool and landfill, a grant for the water treatment plant, an expensive and empty Evergreen Centre and the election of a new mayor and council.

The North East School Division is reporting that students are improving in reading, writing and arithmetic.

The transition towards making Gronlid Central School from a K to Grade 12 to a K to Grade 8 school has begun. The North East School Division’s board of education talked about the process at its Dec.

The election of four new councillors, the first use of an infrastructure fund, and progress in building a new health facility were among the highlights of 2016 for Melfort’s mayor. Rick Lang was re-elected as mayor in the Oct. 27 election.

A large blue recycling bin set up near the tourism information booth in Carrot River is being misused. “The idea was that it would be mostly used by the R.M.