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A North Battleford child porn case is going to trial. Brian Simon is charged with possessing, accessing and distributing child pornography. His trial is set for Aug. 28 at North Battleford Provincial Court.

Members of the Battlefords RCMP detachment were involved in a traffic blitz Friday and Saturday in northern Saskatchewan.

Battlefords RCMP responded to less than 20 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Monday, Jan. 27 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28. Included was one false/nuisance 911 call. Monday 11:29 a.m.

A collision between a semi and an SUV closed the eastbound lanes of Highway 16 about 14 kilometres west of Delmas Tuesday morning. RCMP reported the closure at about 10:20 a.m., advising travellers to expect delays.

The 2014 budget for the City of North Battleford has been officially adopted. Council voted in favour of adopting the budget Monday, and also moved swiftly to pass the amendments to the water and sewer bylaws.

Battlefords RCMP responded to fewer than 20 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, Jan 22. Tuesday 3:30 p.m. - Recovered stolen snowmobile. Investigation ongoing. 4:14 p.m.

Between t a.m. Friday, Jan. 24 and 6 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, Battlefords RCMP responded to approximately 30 calls for service/occurrences, including one alarm. Friday 6:39 a.m. - Report of man refusing to pay cab fare on 104th Street.

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During budget deliberations by North Battleford city council last week, councillors learned a move by RCMP to route all calls to a call centre in Regina should solve the chronic clerical staff shortages the detachment has experienced.

Battlefords RCMP responded to more then 24 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 and 6 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23. Those calls included one false alarm and one false/nuisance 911 call. Wednesday 7:06 a.m. - Hit and run.