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North Battleford will be getting a new fire chief. Fire Chief Pat MacIsaac resigned from the position last week. The announcement was made Dec. 7.

Welding cable and connectors valued at $1,200 was stolen from a truck parked at a residence in Hillmond, according to Maidstone RCMP. Police say the theft occurred between midnight and 5 a.m.

Dana Lavoie was diagnosed with breast cancer on Oct. 14, 2011. Since her diagnosis, she has undergone a large number of surgeries and treatments. Now, one year later, she is officially finished with treatments.

A judicial ruling last month has raised alarms about contracts awarded on Red Pheasant First Nation.

Disclaimer: With the exception of total annual calls received and staff numbers, all other totals in the following article are based on a count by the writer and were not provided by RCMP.

A cooking fire Saturday just before 8 p.m. resulted in a call out for North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services personnel. The fire, at 10802 Winder Cres., was confined to the cooking pot.

City employees will be seeing some changes in the future. Humboldt City Council approved a Standards of Conduct policy for city employees during a regular council meeting on November 26.

First Nations education is the focus of a new exhibit opening up at the Western Development Museum this December. It is a component to the Winning the Prairie Gamble exhibit entitled "Born with a Drum," and opens Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

Winter started early in Saskatchewan coming 10 days before the end of October. The weather has been relentless, delivering snow, freezing rain, blowing snow which all adds up to winter driving conditions on our roads.

With the early winter in Saskatchewan and already a number of days authorities have been advising against highway travel, it was time to find out how and when highways are cleared after a snowfall and what travel advisories really mean.