Battlefords News-Optimist

Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crime Unit North have arrested and charged a 27-year-old female in relation to the homicide investigation of Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere and officers expect to make additional arrests in the coming weeks.

CNW– SaskTel workers have given Unifor's bargaining team a strong mandate to take strike action if necessary. “Our members have made their intentions very clear with this vote,” said Chris MacDonald, Unifor’s assistant to the national president.

CNW - The Canadian Space Agency and the University of Calgary, along with other partners, announced that they will develop Canada’s contribution to the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission.

CNW - The Government of Canada has released an initial list of designated regions in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec where livestock tax deferral has been authorized for 2019 due to extreme weather conditions.

Kim Sherman was 13 years old and Maymont's Star Phoenix paperboy on July 20, 1969, when the Apollo moon landing took place. He recalls the event was of great importance as the headline was printed in red, he says. Photo submitted

Battleford will be without a public safety officer for the time being. Former public safety officer Al Manibal recently resigned.

Some culverts in Battleford need work, but where funding should come from was an issue at last week’s town council meeting. Some residences in Battleford, such as in West Park, have culverts.

One of the items to come up at City Hall recently has to do with taxes on care homes. North Battleford city council members, on July 15, approved unanimously a property tax abatement for 2019 care homes.

North Battleford city council members heard a presentation from Leah Garven, curator and manager of galleries, on the activities of the Allen Sapp Gallery, Gonor Collection and Chapel Gallery at their meeting July 15.

North Battleford Fire Chief Trevor Brice told city council members July 15 needle pickups continue to be up from last year.