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Battlefords MLA Herb Cox says recommendations are the next step following hearings this summer by a bipartisan legislative committee looking into traffic safety in the province. Cox is a member of that committee, along with Sask.

A grass fire, two vehicle crashes and yet another unattended cooking pot kept North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services personnel busy Friday. The cooking pot filled an apartment at 106 - 1921 St. Laurent Dr. at just after 6 p.m.

Injuries were reported after a motor vehicle collision involving a half-ton truck and a motorcycle Thursday. The incident took place about 3:53 p.m. at the intersection of 110th Street and 6th Avenue in North Battleford.

A settlement was reached Friday with respect to impaired driving charges against Red Pheasant First Nation Chief Stewart Baptiste.

North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services will resume testing fire hydrants in areas where water lines were flushed in early June. Those areas are Riverview, Parsons Industrial Park, east of 106th Street, Fairview Heights, and Kildeer Park.

The Doukhobor Dugout House located south of Blaine Lake was recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada during an official ceremony July 5.

Information about STARS was related to the board of North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings at their meeting June 17.

The Town of Hafford and Rural Municipality of Redberry held an extremely successful centennial celebration June 28 to July 1.

High school students from around the province - and several from the Northwest - are recipients of Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship Industry scholarships. The program provides 80 high school students with $1,000 scholarships.

Summer is usually a prime time for the politicians to get out of the capital and meet the people.