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Alyssa Hofmann one-upped her silver medal from last year and brought home the gold from this year’s Fashion Technology event at the Skills Canada Saskatchewan competition on April 17.

The province pulled the flags down to fly at half-mast on April 28 in honour of all the workers who had lost their lives to illness or injury while on the job. It was another step in their ongoing campaign to prevent workplace incidents.

RCMP Daily Report

In their first raise since 2010, Battleford town councillors approved new remuneration rates Monday.

Battlefords RCMP detachment is supporting the annual National Prescription Drug Drop-off Day Saturday.

There is resolution in connection to a case involving a woman charged in the fatal collision in Cochin Nov. 1, 2014. Two people were killed in that incident in which a sedan rolled into Lehman Creek.

Emergency Preparedness Week

For the second time this spring an open-air fire ban issued by City of North Battleford, in effect since April 30, was lifted Wednesday. Fire Chief Albert Headrick said in a statement the ban is lifted due to the recent rainfall.

The Battlefords RCMP Detachment and the Battlefords Victim Services invites you to a viewing of Hookers, A Story of Hope and Survival to be screened at the Don Ross Centre Room 107 Friday.

The public can expect the old North Saskatchewan River Bridges to be closed for about two weeks in late August or early September of this year for additional concrete repair work to be done.