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Battlefords RCMP handled about 15 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Sunday, March 2 and 6 a.m. Monday, March 3. Three were traffic related and RCMP fielded one nuisance/false 911 call and one alarm. Sunday 10:52 a.m.

Between 6 a.m. Monday, March 3 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, Battlefords RCMP responded to about 15 calls for service/occurrences. Monday 12:47 p.m. - Two-vehicle collision at 18th Avenue and 101st Street.

The 911 line was busy with six false/nuisance calls placed between 6 a.m. Tuesday, March 4 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, March 5. Battlefords RCMP also dealt with about 24 calls for service/occurrences, two of which were traffic related complaints.

As Ukraine teeters on the edge of economic and political collapse, members of Saskatchewan's large Ukrainian community watch with a mixture of alarm and interest. "Absolutely helpless.

At the Feb. 24 council meeting, planningAlliance and Catterall & Wright presented the conclusion of phase 3 of the growth planning study the City of Humboldt has been undertaking these past few months.

The money came from schools, businesses and charitable individuals. No matter where it came from, though, the nearly $8,500 all went to the same place: the 2014 Telemiracle campaign. In its 38th year, Telemiracle raised nearly $5.

As concern for renewable resources continues to grow, so do the expanding efforts for the recycling programs in Saskatchewan. The new Multi-Material Recycling Program (MMRP) finally has a set launch date of Jan. 1, 2015.

It's an increasingly serious issue that no city is safe from. Cyberbullying has reached Humboldt and education seems to be the only defence against it. Essentially, cyberbullying is just like any other form of bullying.

Downtown revitalization and a planned trip to China were among the highlights of the meeting of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce board of directors Feb. 25.

Opposition leader Cam Broten made known his concerns about the grain transportation backlog in a conference call from Regina Wednesday.