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Little change in calls for service By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter
Overall calls for service to RCMP from Battleford residents, compared to last year, are largely consistent, according to S/Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt. Woolfitt gave a presentation about Battleford’s calls for service at Monday’s town council meeting. Numbers refer to a period from January to September 2018. Year-to-date changes include a decrease in property offences from 322 last year to 205 this year. Criminal code offences also decreased from 92 to 54.
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Police have been giving out more tickets, as they were at 66 last year, up to 83 this year. False alarms were also up from 53 to 81, in part due to home alarm systems. Overall, year-to-date calls for service are 827 this year, compared to 855 last year. “I don’t know if that’s due to people not reporting, or if it’s also partly due to some of the strategic crime reduction activities we’ve been involved in,” Woolfitt said. According to a letter signed by Woolfitt included in the public council package, targeted crime suppression initiatives continue and the detachment is developing a long-term strategy. “This strategy will target those persons identified as prolific offenders who require more police attention to curb their criminal activities. Continued on Page 3
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Eager young Battlefords and area hockey players and their families participated in the Canadian Tire First Shift event at Don Ross Centre last Thursday evening. The program is a nationwide one designed to ease families who are new to hockey into the game. This initial session included instructions on the proper fit and maintenance of hockey equipment and a demonstration on how players should get dressed in their hockey gear. The boys and girls were then fitted with the equipment they will need to start playing, including gloves, pads, sticks and skates. On-ice sessions are slated to begin Nov. 4 and continue through Dec. 16 at the Don Ross Arena in North Battleford. Photo by John Cairns
Long-term master plan for southeast By John Cairns Staff Reporter
Much more development is being contemplated in the coming years for North Battleford’s southeast quadrant. At the City’s planning committee meeting Monday, consultants from Urban Systems Ltd. presented the final report on the Yellow Sky Master Plan. That
433-page report outlines the vision for the southeast quadrant of North Battleford. According to project manager Grant Campbell and project planner Bryan Gray, who presented at Monday’s meeting, their stated goal in their report is “to design a complete neighbourhood to facilitate growth in the southeast area of the city. The master
plan provides the City with an implementable strategy to support growth and development in the Yellow Sky neighbourhood.” The entire 433-page report is now available on the City’s website. It has also been posted on the City’s Twitter feed @citynb and can be downloaded from there as well. Should the master plan come to fruition, it calls for
12 phases of development over several decades, with the overall cost estimated in today’s dollars at $62 million. While it seems like a staggering amount of money, it should be emphasized this is a long-term plan and that a good portion of the development is still a long way off, particularly on the residential side. Councillor Greg Lightfoot also noted
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