Battlefords News-Optimist

For most third-quarter crime statistics in North Battleford, the trend is going in the right direction — down. That is the indication from the numbers submitted Monday to city council by the Battlefords RCMP detachment.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has announced the arrival of a new physician to serve the residents of Unity and surrounding area. Dr.

North Battleford’s newest hotel has earned a national award. Choice Hotels Canada announced the national winners of the APEX awards (Awards for Property Excellence) at the 2018 Choice Hotels Canada fall conference in Niagara Falls, Ont.

The Safety Acceptance Guidance Empowerment committee has received what North Battleford Community Safety Co-ordinator Herb Sutton describes as “initial confirmation” of $51,000 in funding from Indigenous Services Canada towards “multi-government stee

An election has been made with respect to the charges against Tristan Pinder in connection to a shootout with RCMP near Highway 16 in April. Pinder has consented to committal of all of his charges to Queen’s Bench Court in Battleford.

Here is a look at scores from games involving local hockey teams this past week: The Battlefords Stars were in Tisdale for two games Friday and Saturday against the Tisdale Trojans in midget AAA play , but wound up on the short end of both of them.

Loud screams and then laughter were heard intermittently in the cool clear night air at Fort Battleford Historic Site Saturday. Many volunteers from Red Deer, Alta.

Even when it comes to issues as complex as climate change and the carbon tax, there usually is a bottom line. And that bottom line is driven by common sense.

Close did not cut it for the Battlefords North Stars this past week. They played three games against divisional opponents, but ended up on the wrong side of the scoreboard in all of them.

While the public might or might not have noticed, Battlefords RCMP have changed the way they report incidents to local media over the past couple years.