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The new Battlefords Co-op Aquatic Centre is now officially open. Dignitaries cut the ribbon Saturday at a grand opening of the new facility. It is the first of the four components of the Credit Union CUPlex to officially open for business.

It's up, it's open and operational. The new Englefeld Fire Hall was officially opened on September 7, just over a year after construction began.

A Poundmaker Cree Nation councilor, Colby Tootoosis, is making strong allegations of nepotism within the First Nation's governance structure that he claims has contributied to closure of Poundmaker School three times already this school year.

North West Regional College staff and board members gathered from communities throughout the Northwest to attend the college's annual staff awards banquet.

Here are some of the other items that were on the agenda of Monday's council meeting in North Battleford. City council has approved the appeal of a demolition order of property at 842 - 06th St.

The City of North Battleford ended up with a big cleanup bill following the massive storm June 25. Parks and Recreation Director Keith Anderson had the unenviable duty of informing council Monday of the costs incurred by the City from that cleanup.

Supporters of a proposed First Nations Heritage Park have welcomed North Battleford council's decision to donate land to the project. North Battleford council voted Sept.

An inmate at the Riverbend penitentiary in Prince Albert has escaped and police are asking for the help of the public in locating him. Kevin Randy Masuskapoe is 38 years old and 5'8" in height and weighs 208 pounds.

Fears - founded or unfounded - about the future of the Northwest Territorial Days exhibition made their way to North Battleford council Monday. It came in the form of an Aug.

Empty storefronts. Run-down buildings. The flight of retail from downtown.