Battlefords News-Optimist

Anticipation continues to build towards completion of the new Montana’s BBQ and Bar on Carlton Trail in North Battleford. Construction of the new restaurant, which was estimated at $2.

The City of North Battleford is again encouraging members of the public to drop off their hazardous waste on Household Hazardous Waste Day. It happens Saturday, Sept. 19 from 9 a.m.

Saskatchewan’s New Democratic Party Education Critic Carla Beck welcomed the additional $51 million announced on Sept. 8 by the provincial government for the education system’s COVID-19 response, but feels the timing was off.

This file is updated as new exposure alerts come in from SHA. For earlier alerts, scroll down Oct.

Letter to the Editor

On Sept. 7 at approximately 10:30 p.m., Wollaston Lake RCMP received the report of two male youths, ages 16 and 14 years old, and an 18-year-old male, had taken a canoe from the barge dock and tried to cross Welcome Bay to the T-dock.

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Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public that an individual who tested COVID-19 positive was at the following businesses when the individual was likely infectious: · Co-op Watrous Food Store – Aug. 28, 3-3:30 p.m.

There are seven new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 8, bringing the total to 1,669 reported cases. Of the 1,669 reported cases, 58 are considered active. A total of 1,587 people have recovered.

As Saskatchewan students go back to school on Sept. 8, there’s a stark contrast in the number of COVID-19 cases in this province compared to our neighbours to the south. On Sept.