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The spring session of the legislature is over, and with it ends the active legislative career of Cut Knife-Turtleford MLA Michael Chisholm.

Canada is a great country. It ranks 8th in the United Nations Human Development Index, has a median after-tax family income of $63,000 and has weathered the recession far better than most countries.

The Blaine Lake Centennial Monument committee has introduced the artist who was selected to design, create and complete the monument for the town's centennial monument project.

Crime was down in several categories according to the April numbers released by Battlefords city detachment of the RCMP.

As street maintenance continues, many drivers are still not respecting barricades. Today, a City of North Battleford worker was bumped by a vehicle that was driving where it shouldn't have been driving.

The small Village of Krydor comes alive with activity every first and third Saturday of the month with its village market. This seasonal open air market operates from May 21 to Sept.

North Battleford voters will go to the polls Wednesday, Sept. 14 in a municipal byelection to replace departing city councillor Rhonda Seidel. Seidel resigned her council seat May 18 in order to take new job with SaskTel in Swift Current.

A Humboldt man charged with the attempted murder of his wife has yet to enter a plea. Brandon Carelse, 34, of Humboldt has appeared a number of times in Saskatoon Provincial Court, and he also appeared in Humboldt Provincial Court on May 16.

The CIBC retirees ambassador program continues to provide additional funding to various Blaine Lake community efforts due to the diligence of local CIBC retirees.

It seems to happen every year around this time - an accident involving drinking and driving in the parking lot at Frontier Mall. A two-vehicle collision May 19 sent two people to hospital while the driver of another vehicle was killed.