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North Battleford's battered reputation for crime is having a negative impact on recruiting employees.

By Melanie Jacob Journal Staff Writer mjacob@humboldtjournal.ca In an arena filled with more than 1,000 high school students from various communities, famous former NHL star Theo Fleury delivered a speech about adversity and overcoming the odds.

Sometime between Thursday, June 12 and Monday June 16, a 2007 Travelaire Office Trailer went missing from a oil lease site south of Marshall.

Several Community Grants were approved by the City of North Battleford Parks, Recreation, Culture and Heritage Committee at their monthly meeting Monday.

The annual Youth Leadership Conference was held in Saskatoon at Prairie Land Park in February. Participants had to fill out an application form, submit a reference letter and be chosen to attend.

Some amendments have been made to the new North Battleford zoning bylaw and Official Community Plan, it seems they haven't gone far enough for the liking of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce.

Howard Kirby of Anderson Pump House now has two Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology diplomas - the one he earned as a student back in 1973 and one he earned through his contributions to the water industry over the past 41 years.

New and increased responsibilities were announced Wednesday for Battlefords MLA Herb Cox. Cox has been named chair of the Crown and Central Agencies CPC and Standing Committee, as well as member of the Crown Investments Board.

North Battleford's Gold Eagle Lodge has received more recognition this week from Tourism Saskatchewan. They have been recognized as an Employer of Choice for leadership and a commitment to best practises in human resources.

The North Battleford RCMP responded to less than 30 calls for service between 6 a.m. Wednesday June 18 and 6 a.m. Thursday June 19. Six calls were traffic related complaints, two were false alarms and two were false or nuisance 911 calls.