Battlefords News-Optimist

Once again, the Rotary Club of the Battlefords has had to postpone its “Out of this World” celebration event with Col. Chris Hadfield. In a letter from Rotary received by city administration dated Sept.

As I began the tedious task of packing away one season’s clothes and taking out garb for the next, I was reminded of how limited the use of my wardrobe has been these past months.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is advising of a cluster of COVID-19 cases in the Yorkton area and has declared an outbreak in the Yorkton Regional Health Centre as of September 27, 2020.

There are 14 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 28, bringing the total to 1,892 reported cases. The new cases are located in the Far North West (1), Saskatoon (3), Central East (7) and Regina (3) zones.

Submitted by the RCMP On Sept. 27, a front-line officer at the Yorkton RCMP Detachment tested positive for COVID-19. The officer immediately self-isolated as per the direction of the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA).

Candidate Lois Laing has launched her campaign for mayor of North Battleford by releasing her platform on her campaign website.

Good news for trick or treaters in North Battleford: Halloween is still on. The City of North Battleford has issued a statement saying it “will not be legislating restrictions on Halloween.

The town council race in Battleford is under way with a number of candidates having filed their nominations as of Monday morning. So far, incumbent Ames Leslie is the only candidate in the mayor’s race.

The New Democrats now have in place candidates in all 61 ridings in Saskatchewan and one of them is Matt Fedler in Cut Knife-Turtleford. Fedler was one of 12 NDP candidates announced last Friday by the party.

One of the 10 people charged in connection to the murder of Tiki Brook-Lynn Laverdiere, 25, is back in North Battleford Provincial Court today. A preliminary hearing for Jesse Sangster, 23, starts Sept.