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A municipal byelection will soon be called to fill the seat of Councillor Rhonda Seidel in North Battleford. Seidel is leaving her city council seat, confirms City Clerk Debbie Wohlberg.

Canadian Red Cross and SaskCentral have announced that effective immediately, cash donations to help residents devastated by floods will be accepted at participating Saskatchewan credit unions until June 13.

A year from now, they're hoping Humboldt will be painted green. In early May of 2012, Humboldt and area will play host to the RBC Cup, Canada's Junior A Hockey Championship.

An anonymous donor has stepped up for Battlefords Handi-Bus, donating a whopping $10,000 towards the purchase of a wheelchair lift equipped handi-bus. "It was a huge donation," said transit manager Al Love.

Children undergoing treatment at the Humboldt District Hospital (HDH) will now be offered a big bear hug, thanks to a new program launched last week.

Emergency service providers in the Battlefords are marking Emergency Medical Services Week until Friday.

A new day program facility is finally on the way for Battlefords Trade and Education Centre, thanks to a long-awaited commitment from the provincial government.

North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services advise all residents to exercise extreme caution due to high winds and very dry conditions in the Battlefords and surrounding area.

Hockey season is done; construction season has begun. Ice is now out of the Elgar Petersen Arena (EPA), and renovations to the lobby and upper arena level are very much underway.

It's a long road yet to travel before the stigma associated with mental illness is banished, but a Saturday evening event proved the march is unyielding.