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There were alarms, but no fire at Connaught School Tuesday. North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services responded to the alarms around 5:15 a.m. As it turned out, it was a malfunction with the sprinkler system that was the cause.

Battlefords MLA Herb Cox had lots of positive things to say about the provincial budget brought down March 21. "It was a great budget," said Cox, who says it "confirms our commitment to the province.

The final report is in on the floor situation in Dust Wing of St. Mary's Villa, but no decision on how to fix it has yet been made. Walter P.

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce is hoping to help kick off the new Credit Union CUPlex with a bang this fall.

It's earned the dubious title of the most reviewed school in Saskatchewan. Nokomis School is again under review by the Horizon School Division (HZSD) this spring- for the fourth time in five years.

A 15-year old youth has been found guilty of both aggravated assault and weapons possession in connection to the BridgeFest stabbing incident from Aug. 27, 2011.

It was an active week last week for emergency crews, who had to respond to a number of incidents. March 21, North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services responded to a vehicle fire around 3:30 p.m.

Two much-anticipated events will again be back in the Battlefords next week as Agrimex and A Taste of Culture run from March 29 to 31. Agrimex, the 27th annual farm, home and trade show, will run at the Agriplex and Agrivilla on those dates.

The Leask Centennial Committee hosted a fundraising event March 16 at the school gymnasium. The entertainment began at 4:30 p.m.

Forty-eight Canskate children, 11 girls in group test and 21 senior skaters performed March 16 in the Unity Skating Club's annual ice carnival.