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It seems it is never too cold for the strange pastime of dumpster torching, as North Battleford Fire Department were called out to such a blaze in the frigid early morning hours of Saturday. Four firefighters responded to the report at 10 p.m.

North Battleford Fire Department was one of the emergency service agencies to respond to a three-vehicle collision just before midnight Friday at the intersection of 100th Street and 12th Avenue.

Police are reporting a break-in to an ATM machine at the Perdue Hotel on Jan. 12. The incident happened in the early morning hours on that date.

A long-awaited touring memorial for missing and murdered indigenous women has opened at the Chapel Gallery in North Battleford. The Walking With Our Sisters art installation runs Jan. 15 to Feb. 7.

A funding option is available for those looking to improve and beautify the spaces in their communities. For the second year in a row the Co-op Community Spaces program is available to provide up to $1.

Gas versus diesel is a question the Living Sky School Division transportation department has been pondering and gas appears to have the edge.

At Wednesday evening’s meeting of the Living Sky School Division board of education, two retirements were announced. Director of Education Randy Fox, who has been in education for 36 years, plans to retire after this school year.

Awareness training session for staff

As others have across the country, members of city council took time to remember and pay tribute to the late artist Allen Sapp. Sapp died Dec. 29 and his funeral was held Jan. 1 at Red Pheasant First Nation.

The fraud case against former RM of Meota administrator Maryann Germann was back in provincial court Wednesday in North Battleford. But it was a brief appearance for counsel.