Battlefords News-Optimist

North Battleford Galleries is asking people to put their art on display and “break free out of isolation”. The idea is for people to send a photo of their art on display in their yard, porch, patio and doorway.

The province reported Friday there are nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total in Saskatchewan to 104.

Two Saskatoon correctional officers have tested positive for COVID-19 and this raises serious concerns about the safety of staff working in the justice system, said Bob Bymoen, Saskatchewan Government Employees Union president on March 27.

Saulteaux First Nation is the latest area First Nation to hold a band election during the COVID-19 pandemic. The election is scheduled to run Saturday, March 28 with polls open between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. that day.

The Province of Saskatchewan has assembled a Response Planning Team to work through the logistics of education in a social distancing environment.

Saskatchewan courts are further reducing services in an effort to protect the health and safety of court users and staff.

As if COVID-19 wasn’t enough for North Battleford residents to worry about, now it’s also pothole season.

The Cochin Community Players have announced the cancellation of its spring production due to COVID-19. The announcement was posted on their Facebook page.

Red Pheasant Cree Nation has issued a notice that a mandatory community road block will take effect midnight Friday, March 27. The road block, according to the notice, in an attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The case against a Kindersley mother charged in connection to the 2018 death of her baby will proceed in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic.