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After months of speculation on potential changes to the current system of health regions, it appears the provincial government is now moving forward with consulting the public.

Battlefords RCMP responded to approximately 50 calls between 6 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 and 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29 Aug. 28 9:06 a.m. - Hit and run to a red truck parked in a driveway on the 800 block of 107th Street overnight. 9:36 a.m.

Battlefords RCMP responded to 115 calls for service between 6 a.m.Thursday, Aug. 25 and 6 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 Aug 25 7:06 a.m. - Complaint of theft from a motor vehicle overnight on 99th Street in North Battleford. 7:22 a.m.

Battlefords RCMP responded to 68 calls for service between 6 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 and 6 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 including the following: Aug. 27 7:39 a.m. - Complaint of a vehicle stolen in Calgary possibly for sale in North Battleford.

It all began in September 2015, when nine members of the Eagle Hills 4-H Club and one member from the Edam Light Horse 4-H Club decided they wanted to do the Club-to-Club National Exchange.

The city of North Battleford has issued a statement saying they are ready for the expected rise of water levels in the North Saskatchewan River.

The BBEX Awards committee has announced the nominations for the annual awards celebrating business excellence in the Battlefords and area.

The Onion Lake RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a wanted individual. Twenty-eight-year-old Terrance Stonechild of Onion Lake is wanted for two counts of failure to comply with his probation order.

A year after the project was announced, it is now officially a go for construction of a new 105-room Comfort Inn and Suites hotel in North Battleford.

Water supply update