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A big dose of Rider Pride was injected into the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce President's Banquet Tuesday. Steve Mazurak, vice-president of sales and marketing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, was the guest speaker of the event at Tropical Inn.

The backlog is building up again at the Humboldt Clinic. The practice, which went up to eight doctors in late November with the addition of Dr. Mishack Zwane, is back down to seven for at least six months. Dr.

The Ryan Bater era as leader of the Saskatchewan Liberals is over. Bater, who lost in the Battlefords constituency last fall and whose party was shut out of seats for the third straight election, resigned the party leadership Tuesday morning.

Cheryl Cook-Taylor will assume the role of operations manager for North Battleford Housing Authority (NBHA) March 1. "We are very excited to welcome Cheryl to our team," Murray Greenwood, NBHA chairperson said.

It will likely be the fall of 2013 before Battlefords students are affected by any changes the Living Sky School Division might make to address crowded conditions in some of the community's schools.

The Grade 8 class at H. Hardcastle School and their teacher, Pam Gordon, have filmed and produced an excellent short documentary video on the Klondike gold rush.

The latest Prairie North Health Region monthly meeting, in North Battleford, was focused on efficiency, better value and the budget. The region had signed a letter of intent with SaskPower to enter into an Energy Performance Contract.

The Maidstone Health Complex is undergoing an estimated $300,000 worth of renovations, and these renovations will disrupt x-ray services. Specifically, x-ray services will not be available at Maidstone from Feb. 3 until early March.

It was an emotion-filled evening as the Prairie Women on Snowmobiles launched their Mission 2012 in Humboldt on January 26.

Damage to a salvage yard and contents occurred Jan. 29 at about 12:30 a.m. RCMP say perpetrators broke into the salvage yard on 6th Avenue in North Battleford.