Battlefords News-Optimist

A number of hunting and angling fees and penalties, as well as eHealth and Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority fees, are going up April 1 to address the deficit situation facing the government.

The annual North Battleford Art Auction may have been cancelled in 2017, but there will still be an opportunity to see and purchase those works that were to be put up for bid.

OTTAWA, Ont. - Can you imagine this? It's just a few years from today and there have been a lot of positive changes for persons living with disabilities and their families in Canada. We have a new Canadians With Disabilities Act.

In Loving Memory of John Thomas William Dewan, born May 19, 1928 at Midnight Lake, SK., passed away March 2, 2017 in Battleford, SK.

Meota News

The first round of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoffs went pretty much according to plan this past week, as the Notre Dame Hounds knocked out the two-time defending league champion Melfort Mustangs and the Weyburn Red Wings swept aside th

Privatization was the issue on the minds of people attending a town hall meeting Monday night at Don Ross Centre. The meeting was hosted by Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union (COPE) Local 397, whose union includes SGI employees.

As the government sets about designing a new innovation agenda, the case for evidence-based decision-making in innovation policy is urgent

Council notes

The elementary students participated in a successful launch of the book, The Last of the Great Whangdoodles. Mrs. Stott and Ms. Gillatt sat in a cardboard boat and told some jokes to the group.