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The City of North Battleford ended up with a big cleanup bill following the massive storm June 25. Parks and Recreation Director Keith Anderson had the unenviable duty of informing council Monday of the costs incurred by the City from that cleanup.

Supporters of a proposed First Nations Heritage Park have welcomed North Battleford council's decision to donate land to the project. North Battleford council voted Sept.

An inmate at the Riverbend penitentiary in Prince Albert has escaped and police are asking for the help of the public in locating him. Kevin Randy Masuskapoe is 38 years old and 5'8" in height and weighs 208 pounds.

Fears - founded or unfounded - about the future of the Northwest Territorial Days exhibition made their way to North Battleford council Monday. It came in the form of an Aug.

Empty storefronts. Run-down buildings. The flight of retail from downtown.

Downtown merchants have made it known they want to revive the core and bring it back to life.

Those seeking orthopedic surgery will have more options closer to home, according to a Prairie North Health Region press release. Dr. Earl Kowalczyk, an orthopedic surgeon, began seeing patients in Lloydminster Hospital Sept. 4.

Humboldt businesses are among those nominated for ABEX awards this fall. The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce announced their finalists for their 2012 Achievement in Business Excellence (ABEX) awards on September 5.

A ribbon cutting at the Co-op Aquatic Centre Saturday will cap what has been a big week for the Credit Union CUPlex project.

The Light of Christ Catholic School Division has released its enrolment numbers for 2012, with a total, across all schools, of 2,005 students, 77 more than last year. The closure of St.