Battlefords News-Optimist

Thursday was a long awaited day for Poundmaker Cree Nation. It was the day Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the First Nation to deliver the exoneration of Chief Poundmaker.

Crop report for May 14 to 20 – Seeding progress is quickly advancing across the province, thanks to very few disruptions in the weather and relatively good seeding conditions.

Some area First Nations youth have discovered a positive new passion: soccer. Recently the News-Optimist received a tip about the involvement of Wade Favel, a local player from Poundmaker Cree Nation, in a soccer tournament in Saskatoon.

Some apprehensive Battleford residents filled normally empty seats at a town council meeting on Monday, opposing a proposed group home for youth in their neighbourhood.

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Submitted Jeanny Jung has won the University of Western Ontario Gordon Jeffery Endowment for Strings and Chamber Music Award ($4,000 per year over four years), as well as a general academic achievement award of $10,000 over a four-year period, and an

State of the City/Town Address 2019

It only opened officially March 8, but Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford already needs a new roof. Taxpayers won’t have to pay the bill, however, says the provincial government.

The first week of action from the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League is in the books, and a few teams have raced to an early 2-0 start.