Battlefords News-Optimist

A proposed new policy on naming rights and sponsorship for city facilities was up for discussion Monday night at City Hall.

UPDATE: The Highway Hotline says: 42 km north of Cando to 2 km south of Battleford - one lane traffic, no passing, reduced speed, police on site. No word yet from the RCMP. BACKGROUND 10 P.M.

Neighbourly Advice According to Ed

Battlefords MLA Herb Cox was happy to see the province hand down a balanced budget on Wednesday. “Two budgets ago, we said we would get to this point today,” said Cox from Regina.

Railway & Main

Letter

“Invasion of the Emerald Ash Beetles” sounds like a title for a bad drive-in movie. But for North Battleford’s urban forest the threat is all too real.

Standout performances in the first two games in their playoff series against Flin Flon have earned two Battlefords North Stars players SJHL weekly award honors.

RM says city’s asking price was too high

Peter Kingsmill is contributing to the local literary scene with his second instalment in the Awan Lake series, Nobody Drowned . Kingsmill is former mayor of Hafford who’s written two books in the mystery genre, the first one being Sunset at 20:47 .