Battlefords News-Optimist

Battlefords United Way is getting an early jump on the Christmas season by holding a “Gingerbread House” competition. The contest is open to single entries or those in an office or group. Entries will be showcased at Frontier Mall starting Dec.

The Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts has announced that the Bromantics show scheduled for Nov. 14 has been cancelled.

The 80s may have wanted their MTV, but 2020s rural Canada wants their Wi-Fi. And the federal Liberal government is doing something about it, announcing a $1.75 billion program to improve connectivity, principally in rural areas of the country.

The civic election has been postponed in the city of Saskatoon due to this weekend's blizzard. The blizzard conditions has made getting to the polls difficult in Saskatoon on Monday.

As Saskatchewan set yet another record for new COVID-19 cases, the provincial government has now started listing schools with outbreaks on the provincial COVID-19 website.

There are 190 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 9, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 4,087 cases.

Most of the roads around the Battlefords that were posted as “travel not recommended” by the Saskatchewan Highway Hotline have been upgraded to "winter conditions.

The outbreak of COVID-19 has subsided somewhat at Red Pheasant Cree Nation, but there are still cases popping up on the reserve as of this past week.

Today rural municipal ratepayers will be going to the polls to vote for RM council representatives. The results will be posted on the SARM website as soon as the polls close and the votes are counted. Results can be viewed at http://elections.sarm.

Living Sky School Division has confirmed a case of COVID-19 has been diagnosed in an individual in McKitrick Community School in North Battleford.