Battlefords News-Optimist

North Battleford city council has given its approval to a new collective bargaining agreement with the city’s Community Safety Officers.

Getting the mail could now be easier for some Battleford residents. With a sign and a bit of paint, the town has made a handicap parking space is in front of the post office. The parking space is at an angle.

Reprinted from The Outlook A man who has been charged with killing his estranged wife will know in the new year if his case is headed to trial.

Several people have been taken to hospital following a collision between a school bus and a 15-passenger van in North Battleford. The collision happened Monday afternoon at the intersection of 18th Avenue and 103rd Street at 3:47 p.m.

Barrhead Leader / Jenna Dulewich / RMO Outlook BANFF – It’s not every day a man tries to fight a grizzly bear.

The sounds emanating from the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club after school could soon be a little more musical. The Boys and Girls Club was announced as a recipient of the 2019 MusiCounts TD Community Music Program.

Downtown Battleford was filled with interesting sights, smells and people this past weekend. The Battleford Community Spirit Group hosted its first street festival on Saturday.

Last week saw ramped-up campaign activity in Battlefords-Lloydminster in the federal election. The highlight of the week for incumbent Conservative MP Rosemarie Falk was the opening of her campaign office in Lloydminster on Monday.

After dominating their opposition the first two contests, the North Battleford Comp Vikings learned what life was like on the other side of the scoreboard Thursday night.

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