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Citizens advised to boil water after reserve runs low

Quads and bridges were major topics of discussion at the April 2 session of Battleford town council.

Highway 4 North was the scene of another motor vehicle accident Friday.

RCMP in the Blaine Lake area are reporting that charges have been laid against a Hafford-area resident for possession of stolen property.

Battleford Town Council completed its second round of budget deliberations Monday.

There was disruption, but no injuries following a three-vehicle motor vehicle accident at the intersection of 19th Avenue and 101st Street. The collision happened around 9 a.m. Friday.

Tools were stolen from a residence on the 900 Block of 104th Street in North Battleford that was broken into March 26. An office window in a business located on the 500 block of 110th Street was damaged by a shot from a BB gun overnight March 26.

A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for parole violation and armed robbery offences, one of which was in Saskatchewan, has been arrested. RCMP arrested Tyson Darren Leeder, age 26, who was last known to be of Lethbridge, Alta.

The new curling club that will be making their home at the Credit Union CUPlex is looking for a new name.

It isn't unusual for NDP caucus critics to come to the Battlefords for fact-finding consultations on key issues. But it is unusual to see David Forbes, the NDP labour critic in the legislature, touring North Battleford at 2 a.m. on a Saturday.