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City Council slashes and hacks projects in the 2013 budget to keep it on target

Battleford town council voted to waive a clause in a land exchange agreement with an oilfield storage tank builder Monday to clear the way for the company to proceed with plans to develop a plant in Battleford.

There will be another balanced budget in Saskatchewan in 2013-14. However, there is no abundance of goodies associated with this year's budget, with funding increases not going up perhaps as much as some entities - such as universities - would like.

Almost seven kilograms of marijuana and quantities of cocaine were seized when RCMP raided a residence in North Battleford Tuesday.

North Battleford's Parks And Recreation Committee has made decisions on several community grant requests. The grants were approved during a committee meeting March 18 at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts.

Unity RCMP are advising motorists not to travel in the Unity area at this time due to visibility being reduced to zero in some areas.

Unity RCMP are advising that extremely poor road conditions are currently present in their area. Travel on Highway No.

North Battleford City Manager Jim Toye has received provincial recognition from Saskatchewan Business Magazine. In their March issue Toye was listed among the "leading men making a difference in Saskatchewan.

The Saskatchewan government has released figures on both revenue sharing with the province's municipalities as well as the new funding allocation. In a news release, the province noted municipalities received more than $264.

The Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan invites family and friends of people with dementia, or people affected by dementia, to attend their upcoming session, "Adjusting Your Attitude Towards Grief and Loss," on Tuesday, April 2 from 7 to 9 p.m.