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The detachment commander for Maidstone RCMP was removed from his command Dec. 5 after information was received by senior management that there may have been inappropriate workplace behaviour.

There was no taking it easy over the Christmas interlude for Battlefords RCMP, as officers responded to 50 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 and 6 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 27.

There were more than 20 reports/calls for service to the Battlefords RCMP from Monday, Dec. 23 6 a.m. to Tuesday, Dec. 24, 6 a.m. There were two alarm calls, both confirmed false, and two false/nuisance 911 calls. Monday, Dec. 23 2013.12.23 6:13 a.m.

A man from Prince Albert facing eight indecent assault counts involving alleged incidents at the Moosomin First Nation's Day School appeared in court Dec. 23. He is due to reappear Jan. 27, 2014.

North Battleford Fire Department responded to an incident on Highway 16 bypass Monday at about 6:19 p.m. where, just by the overpass, a single vehicle had slid, hit the guard rail and went into the ditch.

On Friday, Dec. 20 at approximately 10:50 p.m., North Battleford RCMP responded to a report of a fight involving several people on 101st Street.

Three students from Northwest First Nation communities are among recipients of Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority 2013 of the SIGA First Nations Scholarship Awards.

Word has it that Saskatchewan municipalities will be looking at a decrease in revenue sharing allocations to local government for 2014-15.

Still vividly in our minds is the winter of 2013. We don't forget easily the way Old Man Winter manhandled us last year with repetitive performances of snow, cold and blizzard conditions.

In excess of sixty calls for service/occurrences reported to Battlefords RCMP and 22 arrests were made over three day period from 6 a.m., Friday, Dec. 20 to 6 a.m. Monday, Dec. 23.