Battlefords News-Optimist

Last week, we talked about how wonderful container gardening is and how it can make gardening easier. This week, let's delve a little deeper into the plant material.

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Canada Post is back open on 22nd Street in Battleford in the historic post office building, after several months in their temporary location on 35th Street.

June is upon us and it’s the perfect time for new drivers to hit the road and practice their skills, within limits, of course.

This year’s Relay for Life cancer fundraiser has been cancelled because lack of participation.

Most of the pears hardy on the prairies are hybrids of the Manchurian pear (Pyrus ussuriensis) and the European pear (P. communis). Breeders have sought to combine the hardiness of the former with the fruit size and quality of the later.

Mosquito Grizzly Bear's Head Lean Man First Nation and band administrator, Arnold Moosomin, were sentenced May 24 in the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan for failing to comply with an environmental protection compliance order.

Momentum continues to build for the Action Battlefords initiative by the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce. Scott Campbell Dodge has contributed $10,000 to the campaign, aimed at turning around the reputation of the city.