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Battlefords RCMP responded to around 20 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 16 and 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 17. Four of those calls were traffic related and three false alarms were also responded to. Sunday 10:06 a.m.

RCMP F Division Major Crime, Historical Case Unit has initiated an innovative research project involving a pig carcass and the North Saskatchewan River. HCU is responsible for investigating unsolved murders and missing persons in the province.

North Battleford is the latest in a long line of communities to raise a rainbow-coloured flag at City Hall.

The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency has issued its February spring runoff forecast and they are predicting above average runoff for the area around the Battlefords.

Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation is launching a fundraising campaign for BUH's Emergency Department's program to Prevent Alcohol Related Trauma in Youth. Funds from the campaign will purchase a Simulated Impaired Driving Experience.

Between 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 17 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, Battlefords RCMP responded to 30 calls for service/occurrences. Among those calls were four alarms and three false/nuisance 911 calls. Monday 7:31 a.m.

More than 35 calls for service/occurrences were responded to be Battlefords RCMP between 6 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14 and 6 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. Three false alarms and three nuisance 911 calls were also dealt with Friday 6:47 a.m.

A report of a possible structure fire at 50 - 1401 114th Street Sunday at about 4 p.m. turned out to be a vehicle fire. North Battleford Fire Department quickly extinguished the blaze, but were on the scene for about 50 minutes dealing with incident.

Between 6 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 and 6 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 30 calls for service/occurrences. They also dealt with four false/nuisance 911 calls and two false alarms. Saturday 9:18 a.m.

It was a quiet 24 hours for Battlefords RCMP as members responded to less than 20 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13 and 6 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14. There were four alarms responded to, but all were false. Thursday 11:07 a.m.