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Once again, the population of Pilger swelled into the hundreds during their annual pumpkin festival.

Saskatchewan's provincial election campaign will be officially underway as of next week.

The new-look North Battleford Transit System is now in operation. October 1 was the first day of service for the transit system's two new 22-seat buses.

Randy Graham of Innovation Credit Union approached Battleford Town Council Sept. 19 to introduce council members to a government program aimed at addressing housing concerns at the entry-level in Saskatchewan.

Another step was taken towards returning Layne Larose to society last week, as he is being released to a group home in Saskatoon.

Saturday afternoon, the skies around North Battleford were filled with a smoky haze, the reason once again was a grass fire fed by dry and windy conditions across the Northwest.

The Royal Canadian Legion gave out two entirely different honours Sept. 27, one to a minister for service, and the other to bikers who have fundraised for the organization. In an emotional ceremony, the Legion Branch No.

North Battleford has won its category in the 2011 provincial Communities in Bloom competition. The announcement was made in a press release issued this week from the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association.

City representatives at the National Job Fair in Toronto last week report making contact with people interested in relocating to the Battlefords for jobs.

They now have a facility. And a wish list. The day a local committee actually packs a shipping container full of goods to send to a village in Africa is coming closer, and things are slowly coming together.