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Volume 108 No. 31
North Battleford, Sask.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
In the news this week Staff
The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce is supporting a Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce initiative called On Track 2016 that outlines priorities of chamber members for the April 4 provincial election. Read more about the eight opportunities for continued growth outlined in the document on Page 2. The community is paying tribute to former Innovation Credit Union CEO, Re/Max of the Battlefords broker and community mover and shaker Brian Maunula. He died last week. There are more details on Page 3. Area MLAs have been meeting with local school board trustees to hear about issues concerning the education system. The main concern for trustees is the provincial funding model that has replaced direct taxation by boards of education. For more turn to Page 5.
At the Dekker
A new initiative of the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts, a showcase of local talent, was held on the weekend with announcer David Dekker and scriptwriter and chair of the Dekker Centre board and of the showcase , Karen Ulmer, in the booth. The initiative was funded by a gift from the Rawlinson Foundation on the occasion of Dekker’s retirement from the radio business. For more on On Stage at the Dekker, see Thursday’s Regional Optimist and visit www.newsoptimist.ca. Photo by Jayne Foster
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