Battlefords News-Optimist

Submitted Local baseball umpire Philip McGee was invited to attend his third national championship, the Canada Cup, held Aug. 7 to 11 in Regina.

Staff Reporter Needle pickups for 2019 continue their upward trend for the year.

City council in North Battleford has gotten the ball rolling towards a new taxi bylaw for the city. Administration introduced the issue to council Monday night at their meeting.

For greater access to monitoring and diagnostic services, a highly specialized telemetry unit is planned for Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital. The provincial government has committed to $1.

Railway & Main

A recently proposed culvert policy in Battleford has been changed and was passed at Monday’s town council meeting. According to town CAO John Enns-Wind’s administrative report, some culverts in the town need replacing.

City council in North Battleford have granted a downtown tax incentive to Tom Hutchinson for work completed at 1131-101st Street. The specific exemption applied for was the Building Improvements and Expansion Incentive.

The Biggar and District Health Centre’s Emergency Department hours of operation are being temporarily adapted to account for available physician resources over the coming months.

Plans regarding the future development of Battleford’s Town Hall are one step closer to materializing.

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