Battlefords News-Optimist

Airport upgrades funding has been announced from the Community Airport Partnership program, but, surprisingly, North Battleford did not make the list of recipients this year.

A major move is happening for the Battlefords and District Farmers’ Market. Starting May 18, the farmer’s market will be located at the Living Faith Chapel parking lot, across from Central Park and the library.

City council members have been provided an update on the status of staff reductions of North Battleford city employees, a process that is still going on.

You probably won’t win a blinking contest against some recently presented works at Chapel Gallery. About Face is a show featuring work by local artists Heather Hochbaum and Chris Hodge.

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It seems like the rain shows up more often than not for the annual RCMP barbecue during National Police Week.

With the Legislature set to wrap up and with summer season around the corner, Battlefords MLA Herb Cox reminded residents in the province about the threat posed by aquatic invasive species in rivers and lakes.

North Battleford city council has rejected one proposal for a condo development in Fairview Heights but has authorized administration to make a counter-offer.

The spring has been rather chilly with the winds blowing each day, it seems. There have been a lot of tumbleweeds rolling by. On the farm, we call them Russian thistles. With every bounce, seeds get shaken out to start more new plants.

The operational issues at the Aquatic Centre have impacted the Minisapoy Café.