Battlefords News-Optimist

Newfoundland’s Ennis Sisters told Dekker Centre audience members Friday the stop in North Battleford was a highlight of their seventh annual holiday tour.

Dear Editor The mystery isn’t really solved regarding the curling problem in trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables on this farmstead and, to a lesser degree, throughout the area. Readers might recall that I wrote, warning gardeners of this problem.

With -20 C temperatures taking hold outside, it is obvious the temporary supply line won’t be supplying water from Battleford for too much longer. Fortunately, the new GE filtration system is close to coming online, which would allow the F.E.

There was a flurry of building permit activity in November in North Battleford, but it didn’t amount to a large permit value for the month. A total of 17 building permits were issued in November, compared to 14 for November 2015.

First Nations leaders were at the Battlefords Indian and Metis Friendship Centre on Tuesday to make a donation in time for the Christmas season.

The UPAR increase has been settled, but there is still more work left to do on the 2017 budget for North Battleford. It quickly became obvious Monday at city council that approval of the entire 2017 budget was not even close to happening that night.

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If you turned 71 this year, and you still have an RRSP, you have until Dec. 31 this year to convert it into another type of tax-sheltered plan. If you don’t, the Canada Revenue Agency can take away up to half of whatever is in your RRSP.

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"There's rosemary, that's for remembrance." — Ophelia, in Shakespeare's Hamlet