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Despite two armed robberies in Battleford recently, the staff sergeant in charge of policing in the town says there has been no particular increase in crime there. Speaking to Battleford town council Monday evening, S/Sgt.

Battlefords Rural RCMP have recovered six stolen vehicles in heavily bushed areas within Sweetgrass First Nation.

Battleford town council received its quarterly crime statistics at its Jan. 21 meeting and took care of some routine business. First on the agenda was a visit from the Battlefords Harness Club, who donated $400 for walking trail maintenance.

Building permit numbers for September were up, but permit values were way down, based on the report for the month for North Battleford.

Turtleford Community Centre will host one of 11 Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association district meetings which began Monday. The meeting for District 9B will begin at 7 p.m. Monday. Director for the region is Dean Moore.

It was pretty much a stay-the-course Speech from the Throne delivered Wednesday afternoon. The speech, delivered in the legislature by Lt. Gov.

Health and seniors care, education and economic diversification are a key focus for NDP leader Cam Broten going into the fall legislative session.

A hazmat awareness course was held in St Walburg Oct. 18 and 19.

The Frontier Mall in support of the Battlefords United Way will be hosting a Pumpkin Festival Oct. 29 to 31.

Efforts to set up a Neighbourhood Watch program in North Battleford took another step forward Oct. 24. That was the evening for an organizational meeting to set up Neighbourhood Watch in the city, held at the Don Ross Centre.