Battlefords News-Optimist

Inspirational artist and storyteller Jason Chamakese will be featured at The Gog, a popular house concert venue in North Battleford, on Nov. 16.

A former Battlefords resident has received a prestigious honour from the tire industry recently. Brent Hesje, CEO of Fountain Tire, was inducted to the Tire Industry Association (TIA) Hall of Fame in Las Vegas Nov. 4.

A date has been set for the provincial nomination meeting for the Saskatchewan Party in Cut Knife-Turtleford. The meeting is scheduled for the Mervin Hope Hall on Nov. 28, with registration happening between 6 and 7:30 p.m.

North Battleford city council is moving ahead with a request from owners of a strip mall to rezone a location on 100th Street.

Battlefords Pride has organized a Day of Remembrance event to be held at The Gog in North Battleford on Wednesday, Nov. 20, beginning at 7 p.m.

Correctional Service Canada has thanked the Saskatoon Police Service for apprehending inmate Kendal Lee Campeau, who escaped with Matthew Shaundel Michel, who remains at large.

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The Canadian Press is reporting SportsBettingDime.com has released odds on candidates to replace Don Cherry after the commentator was sacked by Sportsnet for a rant about not wearing poppies on his "Coach's Corner" segment on Saturday.

The Canadian Press About 20 people gathered peacefully outside Rogers headquarters on Wednesday afternoon to protest the firing of hockey commentator Don Cherry.

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