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Another good month for building permits in NB

Another good month for building permits in NB

It was another good month for building permits in North Battleford. Numbers for November show nine permits for $1,833,600, well ahead of two permits for $84,000 for the same month a year earlier.
All chamber seats filled; no election this year

All chamber seats filled; no election this year

There will not be an election for seats on the board of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce this year.
Increased COVID-19 in the Turtleford area: Visitor limitations in place

Increased COVID-19 in the Turtleford area: Visitor limitations in place

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the public of an increase in COVID-19 cases in the Turtleford area and is urging Saskatchewan residents to follow public health measures and personal safety precautions to prevent the spread of the
COVID-19 exposure risk at St. Walburg bar

COVID-19 exposure risk at St. Walburg bar

There is an increased risk of exposure to COVID-19 at the following location where a person or persons attended while infectious: • St. Walburg Inn Bar. 26-1st Street East, St.
Humboldt RCMP charge priest with sexual offences

Humboldt RCMP charge priest with sexual offences

The Humboldt RCMP arrested a 45-year-old Saskatchewan priest after receiving multiple reports of incidents of a sexual nature. RCMP charged Fr. Anthony Atter of Lake Lenore with sexual assault, sexual interference and sexual exploitation.
Mirasty manslaughter sentencing adjourned to the new year

Mirasty manslaughter sentencing adjourned to the new year

The sentencing of Keenan Mirasty for manslaughter has been pushed back to the new year. The sentencing had been scheduled for Dec. 16 in North Battleford provincial court.
Budget passes in Battleford with zero per cent tax increase

Budget passes in Battleford with zero per cent tax increase

The 2021 budget is done in Battleford, with council approving a zero percent increase for both general operations and utilities on Monday night.
Budget approved in North Battleford - one per cent increase

Budget approved in North Battleford - one per cent increase

As expected, the 2021 budget was been adopted in North Battleford Monday at the last regular council meeting of 2020.
Health-care wait times in Canada hit record high in 2020

Health-care wait times in Canada hit record high in 2020

Patients in Canada face the longest wait time for elective surgery on record
Hunkering down – reluctantly – for the holidays

Hunkering down – reluctantly – for the holidays

The longer the pandemic and the necessity of restrictions drags on, the costlier it becomes for our inner selves
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