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Passengers injured Staff Several people were taken to hospital following a collision between a school bus and a 15-passenger van in North Battleford. The collision happened Monday afternoon at the intersection of 18th Avenue and 103rd Street at 3:47 p.m. according to Battlefords RCMP. North Battleford mayor
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Ryan Bater mentioned the incident at the close of Monday evening’s council meeting at City Hall. “Before I adjourn I just wanted to mention council received word just prior to our meeting tonight that there was an accident in our community. Two highoccupancy vehicles, one being a school bus and one being a 15-passenger van had a collision at 103rd Street and 18th Avenue,” said Bater. “... details are still to come in but we understand there are several individuals who are receiving medical attention as a result of that accident. I just want to give our thoughts to the families of all the individuals involved and we thank all the emergency response personnel who were there to provide the care and of course medical personnel who are providing care right now. Let’s all hope that people are getting the care that they need.” Following the meeting Bater said, “I understand eight individuals were receiving medical care as a result of their injuries. We hope they are getting the care they need.”
He added there were no further details he could provide. Battlefords RCMP confirm they were called to a two-vehicle collision involving a school bus and a full-sized passenger van with students from Onion Lake. Neither the school bus driver nor any of the passengers on the bus were injured. Some occupants of the passenger van were treated for minor injuries on scene while others had been transported to Battlefords Union Hospital for precautionary measures, said the Battlefords RCMP. in a news release The matter is still under investigation.
Mayor Bater wants candidates’ views By John Cairns Staff Reporter
Mayor Ryan Bater wants to hear from the candidates in the federal election. At a meeting of city council Monday night, Bater proposed sending correspondence out to the
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candidates in BattlefordsLloydminster, as well as federal leaders, to find out their policies on issues of importance to the City of North Battleford. In particular, Bater wants to know where the parties stand on criminal justice issues. “We know we have
challenges in that area and we have challenges with organized criminal activity and the like,” Bater said. Council thought sending a letter would be a good idea. “I think there’s been recent announcements with regards to gang initiatives that the federal govern-
ment is funding with the province,” said Councillor Greg Lightfoot. “Definitely with regards to the justice system, I think there’s a backlog in there and I think the backlog was created because of some issues created with how the justice system works.”
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Monday, several people were taken to hospital following a collision between a school bus and a 15-passenger van in North Battleford. Photo submitted
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