Battlefords News-Optimist

City of North Battleford is reminding residents that Jan. 25th to Feb. 9th, from 7 am until 4 pm Monday to Friday, North Battleford’s Forestry Department is pruning and assessing for possible tree removal.

An investigation is continuing into an armed robbery at a business in Shellbrook. Shellbrook detachment responded to the complaint on Sunday, Jan. 29 around 6:52 pm.

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Dear Editor The meaning of the word "local" has undergone many changes throughout the years. To a white pioneer in a log shack around here in 1903, local meant the settlement of Battleford near Fort Battleford.

It took overtime but the John Paul II Crusaders senior boys’ basketball team were able to come away with a title on their home court.

It was a weekend where the bounces didn’t go in favour of the Battlefords Sharks.

The disappointment for Robyn Silvernagle’s rink was plain to see after they missed out on clinching a spot in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Maidstone RCMP are reporting four people were injured in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highways 3 and 17. The collision took place in the RM of Britannia.

A little over a week into the President Donald Trump administration, there is so much going on it’s almost impossible to pick one topic. I think that’s the point.

Despite some recent struggles, things are looking more positive on the financial front for the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce. They held their annual meeting Tuesday at which time financial statements for 2016 were presented.