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A young offender charged with second-degree murder in the death of Ryan Gatzke, 27, was denied bail. Judge Murray Pelletier handed down his decision today in North Battleford Provincial Court. A two-hour bail hearing was held on April 22.

The City of North Battleford is currently hard at work formulating its strategic plan for the next five years.

A request for a tax incentive for the potential purchaser of the Emmanuel Pentecostal Fellowship property on 104th St. in North Battleford was turned down Monday by city council.

Property offences in North Battleford are up but several other crime categories are down according to the latest quarterly statistics for Battlefords RCMP detachment. In his latest report to city council on Monday, S/Sgt.

Building permits are up substantially in North Battleford in the month of March. According to the latest numbers released at a meeting of city council Monday night, six permits were issued for $1,935,000.

City council heard the latest plans of the North Battleford Downtown Business Improvement District for 2021 at their meeting Monday night. Executive Director Misty Lavertu provided the report on the BID’s initiatives for the year.

A new feature is to be included on the City of North Battleford website in the coming weeks. City Manager Randy Patrick says the city will be listing its tenders on their website at www.cityofnb.ca .

Cases on the uptick

MELFORT — A new 25,000 square foot co-op food store will be built adjacent to the Stonegate development, the Prairie North Co-op announced. “COVID-19 may have taught us new ways of doing business, but it also highlighted the need to modernize.

HUMBOLDT — Council has committed to matching every dollar raised by a citizen committee in an effort to improve Water Ridge Park, to a maximum of $75,000.