Battlefords News-Optimist

On Aug. 31, Margaret MacEachern celebrated her 90th birthday at the Maidstone Drop In Centre.

September is a busy time of year for the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre’s food bank. Erin Katerynych, executive director says, “Back to school is a hard time for families struggling with poverty.

Submitted Potential lives within every young person. Yet hundreds of thousands of Canadian children and youth are still in urgent need of someone who will stand in their corner and ignite their potential.

Submitted Nutrien Radicle Challenge Pitch Day brings together entrepreneurs, investors to accelerate innovation Radicle Growth, an acceleration platform for early-stage ag and food technologies, revealed Tuesday the eight Canadian-based entrepreneurs

Vista Towing has reacted swiftly to the City of North Battleford’s decision to award a sole-sourced towing and impound contract to Lash-Berg Towing.

Wilkie-Unity Press-Herald According to the Parrish & Heimbecker website, Wilkie’s Louis Dreyfus location has been acquired by Parrish and Heimbecker. The Sept.

Here is action from Friday night’s home opener for the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings, who took on Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders. The Vikings won the game 42-0, moving their record to 2-0 on the season.

Catholic Family Services in North Battleford concluded its first Catholic Family Services Week with a building dedication to Pius Pfeifer. In 2005, Pfeifer donated the building located at 1272 - 101st St. to the agency.

Some Battleford residents may have noticed a variety of people performing public safety officer duties. That’s because the town hasn’t hired a dedicated public safety officer yet.

University of Saskatchewan When it comes to groundwater quality, fracking receives much of the public attention but misses most of the picture, according to hydrogeologists Jennifer McIntosh from the University of Arizona and Grant Ferguson from the