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New role for Taylor

Battlefords MLA Len Taylor has a new role in advance of the return of the legislature in March. He will take on duties as the opposition critic for Highways and Infrastructure. Taylor was appointed to the new role Feb.
Follow GPS to the letter and get lost

Follow GPS to the letter and get lost

I love maps. I have, on occasion, spent hours staring at them, analyzing them. Everything from maps of discontinued rail lines and their impact on the economies of small Saskatchewan towns,, to global maps during the most recent world crisis.

Drop In Centre walking program enjoyable

Shirley James of Waseca visited her mom Tillie Linkert and took her to do some shopping. Sympathy to the Churn family on the passing of Thelma Churn, a former Maidstone resident.

Robbery charge laid

A woman already serving time behind bars is facing charges following an investigation into a May 21, 2010 robbery of a business in the 100 block of 99th Street in North Battleford.

Largest full moon of the year

March begins with a very old moon rising in the east just before dawn, and just barely missing the bright ?Morning Star,? Venus ? a little less than two degrees apart.
French learning opportunities open up

French learning opportunities open up

A new childcare centre in North Battleford celebrated its grand opening Feb. 15. Les Petits Pingouins, which opened in the fall of 2010, is the Battlefords' only exclusively French childcare centre.
Protecting boreal woodland caribou requires a uniquely Saskatchewan approach

Protecting boreal woodland caribou requires a uniquely Saskatchewan approach

Saskatchewan's boreal woodland caribou are in trouble. They have already disappeared from much of their original range, mainly the parkland areas in the southern boreal forest.

Bylaw enforcement complaints filed

City council is on the receiving end of more complaints from people caught in the web of the stepped-up property management enforcement in the city.

Poll wording flawed

Dear Editor The Feb.

Peewee Barons scrap out game one win

Peewee AA Barons After beating Prince Albert in the first provincial series and edging Humboldt in the second series, the Peewee AA Barons needed overtime to advance to a 1-0 series lead in the Centre Four Hockey League provincial final.
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