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Grand Bay-Westfield and a portion of the Westfield West local service district (LSD) will amalgamate as of Jan. 1, 2023. Town council and LSD Transiti. ....
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For the Battlefords a case could be made that it was our worst year ever worse than even the cryptosporidium and oil spill years and not just because of the COVID-19 pandemic that prompted shutdowns, economic devastation, and no shortage of loss of life in the province and world. It was a year in which one event after another ended up postponed or called off. It was also a year of devastating tragedy: the loss of a beloved Battleford NHL player, a tragic local murder-suicide, and ongoing and notorious criminal cases in the local courts. But look on the bright side: at least North Battleford isn’t the “Crime Capital of Canada” anymore, ending a long streak at the top of the Crime Severity Index this year. ....
Grand Bay-Westfield Mayor Grace Losier. (Image submitted) The mayor of Grand Bay-Westfield said the pandemic brought several challenges to the town over the past year. In her final year-end interview, Grace Losier said a number of things had to be set aside to keep residents safe. “Truth be told, things happened in 2020 that you’ll never be able to get back,” said Losier. “Those times spent in the community with friends and the opportunities that exist for people to come together, they were lacking this year in all of our communities.” Losier said the town’s Brundage Point River Centre “suffered greatly” as many planned events like weddings had to be postponed or cancelled. ....