Battlefords News-Optimist

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The Historic Battleford Lions is selling Chase The Ace tickets at The Armoury and Neil and Rhonda Gosling hope to see your support. Tickets are $10 each and the minimum guaranteed jackpot is $1,000. Tickets are sold every Wednesday from 5:00-7:00 p.

A proposed multifamily development in Fairview Heights is no longer going ahead.

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce has relayed to members the concerns of the national Chamber to Bill C-69, the federal bill overhauling the regulatory process for infrastructure projects in the country.

The provincial election is not until the fall of 2020, but the race in the Battlefords has already started.

New Valleyview Tower residents have been causing problems, some seniors are alleging. The News-Optimist has received a letter from the adult children of a resident of Valleyview Towers.

Tomorrow is the official first day of summer and how will you be celebrating it? Hopefully by gleefully acknowledging that timely rains are back helping our environment in its growing stages.

When Mark Diehl from the Blaine Lake area and a friend of his went to a car show in Calgary in 2008, they were approached by an officer wearing a blue glove, asking their age. He also asked if they had ever had a prostate exam.

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Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Leanman First Nation chief and council hosted a busy band meeting on June 12.