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The first of six garbage cylinders was installed in Battle Springs park Wednesday afternoon as a new environment friendly in-ground waste management plan to keep the community fresh and clean.

Environmental officials are working to figure out why an unusual number of dead birds are being found at Jackfish Lake.

Lloydminster MLA Tim McMillan has joined the list of nominated candidates for the 2011 provincial election. McMillan was nominated at the nomination meeting for the riding, held at the Milleton Community Hall Aug. 5.

A portion of 100th Street had to be cordoned off briefly Monday after an afternoon collision between a motorcycle and another vehicle. The incident happened at the intersection of 100th Street and 12th Avenue.

His name is David Nass and he called Neilburg home for the past year, but that changed July 9 when the exchange student departed for a holiday, with his parents, to Quebec, Toronto and Halifax, before flying home to Boppard, Germany July 27.

Changes are coming soon to lease fees for cottage lots in Saskatchewan's provincial parks.

It's what everyone has been waiting to happen for weeks.Highway 5 west of Humboldt officially opened on August 6, not with a bang, but in a cloud of dust.

Two suspects have been apprehended and a third is still on the run after another break and enter targeting an ATM machine, this time in Leoville, north of Spiritwood. The RCMP received a report at approximately 2:50 a.m.

Two accidents Sunday had emergency crews busy on the weekend in the city. The first collision took place at the intersection of 15th Avenue and 97th Street in North Battleford around 1:54 p.m. On the scene two vehicles were involved.

It was another wild weather weekend in the Battlefords as two more summer storms made their presence felt in the area.