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The end of the pandemic and the re-opening is something the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce has been closely interested in.

An additional 10,195 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 480,910.

A recent announcement indicates the long process of relocating Highway 21 north, a discussion topic for the past four decades, will begin to move forward.

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Seeding is underway in Saskatchewan, with nine per cent of the 2021 crop now in the ground. This is ahead of the five-year average (2016-2020) of six per cent for this time of year.

A former eight-year CFL player and former Saskatchewan Roughriders is coming to the Battlefords. Eddie Steele is coming to the Battlefords as part of football and multi-sport workshops for kids ages 5-13 hosted by Liberty Athletics.

Light of Christ School Division has extended its congratulations to Mia Sieben, a John Paul II Collegiate student, on receiving two outstanding scholarships from the University of Alberta.

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The Battlefords North Stars are congratulating one of their star players on his signing with Red Deer College. The Red Deer College Kings announced Steele had committed to their hockey program for 2021/22.

This is the scene at North Battleford fire hall earlier this week. Firefighters found a number of hearts written in chalk on the concrete in front of the fire hall, expressing appreciation for the work they do.