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Christmas All Year Round - NB Water Tower
Sask. population at all-time high 54th consecutive quarter of growth Staff
The latest statistics represent the 54th consecutive quarter of population growth in Saskatchewan, the longest and strongest period of sustained population growth since the 1920s.
Saskatchewan’s population grew by another 4,195 people in the third quarter of 2019, to an alltime high of 1,178,657 people.
Last month, Premier Scott Moe released the government’s new Growth Plan, which includes goals of 1.4 million people living in Saskatchewan and 100,000 more jobs in the province by 2030.
While city of North Battleford residents have lit up their homes for the season, it’s like Christmas all year round at the water tower. For photos of the light displays seen around North Battleford and Battleford, see www.newsoptimist. ca. Photo by Averil Hall
Lights Still on at the WDM Heritage Village
Chris Hadfield event sells out By John Cairns Staff Reporter
The Rotary Club of the Battlefords’ 100th anniversary gala is sold out. The gala, headlined by the appearance of Canadian astronaut and International Space Station commander Chris Hadfield, saw tickets made available on Dec. 2. Warren Williams of the Rotary club says, “We’re turning people away by the droves.”
All 352 tickets were gone as of Dec. 12, he says – just 10 days after the announcement of the event, dubbed the “Out of this World” celebration. The gala is happening April 24 in the evening at the Dekker Centre. Earlier in the day, Hadfield is scheduled for another event with local students at North Battleford Comprehensive High School. More than 1,100 people are expected to attend.
There are two weekends left to enjoy the seasonally lit North Battleford Western Development Museum Heritage Village, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday until Jan. 4. Admission is $5 per vehicle, as long as the temperature is above -25 C. For more photos, visit www.newsoptimist.ca. Photo by Averil Hall
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