Battlefords News-Optimist

There are 10 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on October 7, bringing the total to 1,994 reported cases. The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (4), Central West (1), Central East (1), Regina (3) and South East (1) zones.

Fire crews were on the scene battling a significant structure fire at a house in Battleford Tuesday. The fire happened at 222 28th Street in Battleford. According to the town’s public safety officer Ross MacAngus, the fire broke out around 5:30 p.m.

Tiki Brook-Lyn Shirley Laverdiere’s body was found in a rural area outside of North Battleford on July 11, 2019. Her family members spoke after an Oct.

The Town of Battleford has received official confirmation from the province of funds from the Safe Restart Canada Plan. The Battleford allocation is $264,208.

The committee for the Battlefords Business Excellence Awards along with the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce have announced the finalists for their 27th BBEX Awards – BBEX Goes To The Movies.

The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit has charged a man from Saskatoon with child pornography offences in relation to an investigation that began in May 2020 of a person using multiple online accounts to share child pornography through a

With a return to more indoor spaces, it’s necessary to examine your extended household and potentially reduce your number of regular contacts.

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The Town of Battleford has found its new chief administrative officer. Filling the role is Ash Alam, who comes to the Town from Buffalo Narrows where he had served as chief administrative officer.

The leader of the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservatives was looking for potential votes from the Battlefords and area on Monday. Ken Grey, who is himself running in Regina Walsh Acres, was in North Battleford on Monday.