Battlefords News-Optimist

The calendar shows December has arrived and Christmas is only a few short weeks away. The month of December always passes quickly since it is a busy time at Maymont Central School.

North Battleford is ushering in training for high school students looking at potential careers in firefighting and emergency services.

The family of Octavie Tosczak is saddened to announce her passing on Friday, November 11th, 2016 at the age of 99 years. Octavie was born in Limerick to Peter and Louise Mergen on October 20th 1917.

Fire razes Turtleford elevator

One of the newspaper’s rural correspondents noted recently that Canada is celebrating 150 years of confederation in 2017. She suggested we should all be thinking of ways to mark the occasion.

Mayfair News

This Christmas just got a little bit warmer for children in Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Program.

City residents can once again expect to see increases in their property taxes and water and sewer rates. The 2017 draft budget was presented at North Battleford city hall Wednesday night, which included administration's proposed tax increases.

Drop In Centre News

When new homes don't keep up with demand, buyers or renters bid for a dwindling pool of listings, pushing prices up and people out