Battlefords News-Optimist

Discovery Co-op has partnered with Battleford Community Spirit Group to assist with the final blitz to sell the remaining bulbs for the Lights of Joy project, which aims to light up the trees around the gazebo on Battleford’s main street.

Don’t be confused by whichever name this band is going by, it’s bagpipe rock, and maybe that’s all you need to know.

Skate Canada - Saskatchewan Sectionals Presented By LVSchell Construction Management Services got underway Friday at the Civic Centre in North Battleford.

On Nov. 10, at approximately 12:50 a.m., an officer from the North Battleford Crime Reduction Team noticed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed heading east on Highway 16 toward Saskatoon.

The individual arrested following a collision in North Battleford on Nov. 1 has made his first court appearance. Kane Nicotine appeared in North Battleford provincial court Tuesday, Nov. 12, before Judge Murray Pelletier by CCTV.

The new senior hockey season is underway in the Northwest region, and with it comes a few changes for the two local-area leagues. The Sask West Hockey League has expanded, while the Sask Prairie Hockey League has contracted compared to a season ago.

The Hafford Vikings are back on top again as provincial six-man football champs. This time, they reign as 2A champions with a crushing 86-20 win at Wynyard in the title game Nov. 9.

Kane Nicotine was arrested following Nov. 1 shootings in Battleford, collision in North Battleford

UPDATE: Investigators from the Major Crime and Forensic Identification Sections are continuing to investigate the sudden death of an infant. An autopsy is scheduled to be conducted this afternoon, Nov. 12. At approximately 8:50 a.m., Nov.

Submitted 100 Women Who Care of the Battlefords will meet again on Thursday, Nov. 14. The Doors at Empress Carpet One Floor & Home will open at 6 p.m. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m.