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Another dumpster fire on 106th

North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services were once again busy responding to a dumpster fire Friday evening. The fire broke out in a dumpster in the 1500 block of 106th Street around 5 p.m.
Vikings head into playoffs with convincing win

Vikings head into playoffs with convincing win

The North Battleford Comprehensive High School senior Vikings played their final regular season game in front of an energized crowd at Beaver Lions Stadium Thursday and the atmosphere helped them to a 15-0 win.

The weekend that was for Barons

The rinks around the Battlefords were fairly quiet on the weekend, but that doesn't mean there we no local minor hockey teams in action. The Peewee AA Barons were in Meadow Lake Saturday and pulled out a 5-3 win.
Service clubs put residents on the ice

Service clubs put residents on the ice

For the fourth straight season, seven service clubs from the Battlefords have stepped up and sponsored another year of the North Battleford public skating program.

Tree maintenance tender awarded

The City of North Battleford has awarded a tender for the supply of tree maintenance services. The tender was awarded to B & B Tree Service of Saskatoon in the amount of $23,097.90. Tenders closed Oct.
Getting full of full 60-minute effort excuse

Getting full of full 60-minute effort excuse

We hear it all the time in sports, "We didn't play a full-60 minutes." The Saskatchewan Roughriders were accused of this sports cliché terminology Sunday following the loss to the Stampeders.
Edible Saskatchewan

Edible Saskatchewan

Bready Elementary School students learned what our province has to offer the dinner table when they met Saskatchewan author Amy Jo Ehman at the North Battleford Library.

Impact blitz targets high risk drivers

RCMP Traffic Services and Saskatchewan RCMP Detachments target high risk drivers on Highways through Operation Impact.

Permit values steady but homes way up

There was a spike in new dwelling permits in North Battleford in September, as overall building permits continue to be issued at a steady pace in the city this year.

City compensates for fence

The City of North Battleford will be partially compensating a North Battleford couple who built a fence that later was declared to be in contravention of the zoning bylaw.
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