Battlefords News-Optimist

UPDATE: On Aug. 24, Outlook RCMP, Elbow RCMP and the Saskatchewan RCMP Underwater Recovery Team continued to search Lake Diefenbaker for the 35-year-old man who disappeared on Aug. 20 while swimming in the lake with a friend. At approximately 1:15 p.

There are six new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Aug. 21. One (1) out-of-province non-Saskatchewan case previously counted has been removed, bringing the total to 1,595 reported cases.

Destination Battlefords is bidding a fond farewell to its chair Russ Brown.

Meota News

North Battleford is getting an outdoor drive-in movie on Tuesday, Aug. 25 thanks to Prairie Toyota Dealers.

The City of North Battleford presented its Drinking Water Quality annual report at its council meeting Monday. While the report itself is comprehensive, Director of Utilities Stewart Schafer’s remarks to council about it were brief.

The signatories to last year’s Sacichawasihc Relationship Agreement are moving ahead with the next step in the development of the Battlefords Regional Community Coalition.

Unity News

Cameco is planning to restart its Cigar Lake mine in northern Saskatchewan in early September, a move greeted with anticipation by employees who have been off work since March.

Northern Saskatchewan has seen a lot of precipitation since April. High water flows and lake levels across the Churchill River and Lower Saskatchewan River basins has threatened property and infrastructure across the region.