Battlefords News-Optimist

Yesterday, Ed asked me, “Why do nice people die early and scumbags last way too long?” I could not give him an answer. It does seem the death of the nice folks we know seems way too soon for our liking. Answers to why questions may never satisfy.

It was the front page of their Sept. 2 issue. Cut Knife Courier will cease operations at the end of September. This newspaper was purchased by Andrea and Ray Stewart from former owner Lori Gibson.

Three provincial governments announced the renewal of their financial commitment to the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) on Sept. 9.

The old Battleford landfill was a major topic at Battleford council on Tuesday night. In particular, council is continuing efforts towards formalizing the closure of their old landfill, which was taken out of service in 2002-03.

Local fans who want to catch hockey games from Battleford Arena in the time of COVID-19 could have a new option. On Tuesday, Battleford town councillors agreed to enter into agreement with LiveBarn Inc.

The town of Battleford have agreed to fund the Battlefords Regional Community Coalition of $30,000 annually for three years.

On Sept. 8, shortly after 1 p.m., Ponteix and Gravelbourg RCMP responded to the scene of a two vehicle collision approximately 10 kilometres south of Kincaid.

There is one new case of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 9, bringing the total to 1,670 reported cases. Of the 1,670 reported cases, 59 are considered active. The new case is located in the Saskatoon zone.

Over the last seven weeks I have been co-writing about soft skills in cheerleading with Caitlyn Nelson of The Cheer Forge/Cheer Factory.

Wednesday, Government Relations Minister Lori Carr announced that Saskatchewan’s portion of the federal Safe Restart Canada Plan for municipal governments, approximately $70.