Battlefords News-Optimist

“You retired people have a long weekend every week,” Ed, my old neighbour from Saskatchewan told me yesterday. He was all geared up for celebrating the July 1 long weekend with his family in Edmonton.

Battlefords RCMP were called to a residence on the Red Pheasant First Nation shortly after midnight Wednesday to investigate a report of a man suffering a stab wound.

Battlefords RCMP are investigating a robbery the occurred shortly before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in the area of 17th Avenue and 96th Street in the city of North Battleford. Police say two men approached a third man sitting in a parked vehicle.

A recent report found the Battlefords-Lloydminster federal riding is in the top 20 of highest levels of child poverty, compared to 338 federal ridings.

A local indigenous hockey player who went on to success in the NHL now has his name permanently enshrined in the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame. Ron Delorme was one of eight inductees into the Hall on Saturday.

Battleford golfer Colby Friedrich has stayed close to the leaders this week at the 92nd Saskatchewan Junior Men’s Championships at Moon Lake Golf and Country Club.

Maidstone Drop In Centre

A helicopter crashed Tuesday in the RM of Spy Hill. Unity RCMP responded to the report at about 8:15 a.m. along with Luseland Police Service, Luseland Fire Department, Unity Emergency Medical Services and SaskPower.

Water in a landscape makes the ordinary extraordinary! Somehow water finishes off the lovely ambiance we have in our outdoor living spaces. However, this time of year the crystal clear ponds are often more like a rendition of pea soup.

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