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Big prize dished up

A lunch-break pastime dished up a $10,000 windfall for Stacey Charles when she won $10,000 on a Cool Cash lottery ticket. She was on her way for lunch when she noticed a sign advertising lottery tickets at Leask Cafeteria located on Main Street.

Heroes of mutual aid honoured

Ernie and Lena Hoeppner of Blaine Lake were selected as Mutual Aid Heroes by MAX Canada for 2010.
FCC supports seniors' centre renovations

FCC supports seniors' centre renovations

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) annually awards funds to rural community groups for community improvement projects. The Blaine Lake Senior Citizens' Centre was the recipient of $5,000 to be used towards the renovation of its facility.
Uneventful year for B'ford Fire Department

Uneventful year for B'ford Fire Department

Larry Gabruch, fire chief for the Town of Battleford, released the annual fire report for 2011 at town council Monday.

Second death

CO exposure at Villa leads to second death

Water use reduction advisory lifted

The F.E. Holliday Water Treatment Plant is now pumping to full capacity. The electrical problem was repaired early last evening and the plant was able to pump throughout the night.
Brad Trost Year in Review

Brad Trost Year in Review

Two thousand and ten was a good year for Canada. Brad Trost, Saskatoon-Humboldt Member of Parliament, was pleased with the way things went over the year, even though weather had a huge impact on this area.

Gas leak at Pizza Hut

The Pizza Hut restaurant in North Battleford had to be evacuated Thursday as emergency crews dealt with a natural gas leak at the restaurant. The incident happened shortly after 11 a.m.

Elk Point Drilling awarded wells contract

North Battleford has awarded the contract for drilling and developing new wells at its groundwater treatment plant to Elk Point Drilling Inc. of North Battleford. The winning bid was in the amount of $138,885.

WTP expansion gets much-needed deadline extension

North Battleford was not spared from construction delays in expanding Water Treatment Plant No. 1 last year, due to the unusual wet weather the province received.
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