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Battleford RCMP responded to over 90 calls for service between 6 a.m. Monday, April 20 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, April 22. Monday • A 23 year old male arrested and charged with mischief after a call at 8:07 a.m.

Without public works, the city would grind to a halt. They work behind the scenes but are essential to the city running smoothly. And the person in charge of facilitating all the work in the city is public works manager, Ian Irwin.

Though you may think of midwives as a profession out of the medieval era, demand for them is increasing in Saskatchewan. Midwifery as a regulated profession is fairly new in the province – the position has only been official since 2008.

With all the recent instability occurring in the oil industry, Saskatchewan has managed to balance out with its economic diversity.

It’s getting warmer and the wildlife is starting to move around; unfortunately, that means that the Government of Saskatchewan is again warning residents to take precautions against hantavirus.

Battlefords RCMP responded to over 120 calls for service between 6 a.m. Thursday, April 16 and 6 a.m. Saturday, April 18.

Battleford RCMP responded to over 120 calls for service between 6 a.m. Saturday, April 18 and 6 a.m. Monday, April 20. Saturday • 911 call of a disturbance at a residence on Cousins Drive. Upon arrival the male suspect had already fled the scene.

A former Edam resident who retired recently after five years as clerk of the Privy Council of Canada is going back to work with a job in the private sector.

Crime numbers are continuing an upward climb this year in North Battleford.

Three Northwest Saskatchewan students were among 377 UAlberta Augustana Campus students have been awarded scholarships and awards for the 2014-2015 academic year.