Battlefords News-Optimist

Poundmaker Cree Nation continues to bring accolades for their tourism efforts. The Poundmaker Storytellers Festival was recently nominated for a Rookie of the Year Award at the Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence.

The Battlefords AAA Sharks are set to begin playoff action this week in Swift Current against the Wildcats. Game one goes Thursday night in Swift Current while game two goes Friday, March 8 at 8:15 p.m. at Battleford Arena.

The number one seed Battleford Beaver Blues brought their A game this weekend, beating Shellbrook 7-1 as part of Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League playoffs. The Beaver Blues dominated the second half of the game.

The Battlefords North Stars fourth straight division title will surely go down as their toughest to win. It took an overtime goal by Braydon Buziak for the North Stars to prevail 4-3 over the Kindersley Klippers in the season finale.

According to the Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors, of which the Realtors of the Battlefords are members, residential sales in the Battlefords declined in 2018.

Premier Scott Moe will join Saskatchewan Health Authority and community partners at the grand opening of the new Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford on Friday, 10 a.m., in the hospital’s gymnasium.

OTTAWA/CNW - According to The Conference Board of Canada’s Provincial Outlook: Winter 2019 , weakening growth in both consumer and government spending is impacting provincial economies.

On March 4, the following statement was released by Saskatchewan Health Authority on behalf of the family of Morgan Gobeil, who was injured in the Humboldt Broncos tragedy: Nearly 11 months after the Humboldt Broncos tragedy, Morgan is finally being

A local peer-to-peer support group hopes to help people when they have mental health trouble. The Peer-to-Peer support group hosted a workshop last Wednesday to explain what they do and to encourage people to join.

There are a few items to report from last Tuesday’s monthly Battlefords Chamber of Commerce board meeting: The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce has decided to use its location to its advantage with a new advertising initiative.