Battlefords News-Optimist

After making a number of phone calls to residents, Battleford Director of Finance David Gillan has recommended the Town of Battleford not go to third party collections at this time for overdue taxes.

Here are some highlights from last week’s town council meeting in Battleford: • Auditor Dallan Oberg said the Town of Battleford is in a good financial position.

Railway & Main

Submitted The Mosquito Provincial AA Battlefords Beavers won their home tournament this past weekend, coming away with the gold medal. The 12-team tier 1 tournament saw teams come from all over the province, including Humboldt, Saskatoon and Eston.

Meota News

The Sacichawasihc regional framework agreement signed last Friday by two municipal and five First Nations governments was a long time coming for Herb Sutton.

A surprise for locals turned out to be business as usual for the government. The News-Optimist published a story last week regarding some Valley View Towers tenants behaving in various undesirable ways.

Injury woes have plagued Andrew Albers this season in Japanese baseball. Albers, originally from the Battlefords, is in his second season with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Some preliminary findings have been presented to city council from the study of community perceptions of safety in North Battleford. Dr.

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre has a history of administering health to First Nations people. It also has a rocky history of federal government and First Nations relations.