Battlefords News-Optimist

Trees are an important part of our urban environment. Healthy trees supply valuable economic, human health benefits and also generate an increase to property value.

A discipline hearing has been scheduled by the Law Society of Saskatchewan to look into the conduct of North Battleford lawyer Kevan Migneault. The hearing has been scheduled for Nov. 8 and 9 in Regina.

When I launched my business way back in 2002, my motto was “minimizing risk to maximize returns.” Catchy, eh? Okay, maybe not T-shirt catchy, but not bad for the financial business. But not only is it catchy, it’s pretty fitting.

This is the perfect time to begin to plan for spring. Now is the time to get planning and plan on April, May and June to be filled with a floriferous crop of spring flowering bulbs.

Saskatchewan-based Andrew Scheer is the latest of a long line of candidates joining the Conservative leadership race. The former House speaker announced he was officially in the race Wednesday at a news conference in Ottawa.

With the issue of staffing levels in rural areas raging on, the RCMP tried to address those concerns at a media conference at their headquarters in Regina Thursday.

Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 53 calls for service between 6 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28 and 6 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 29. Wednesday, Sept. 28 10:28 a.m. - Report of a vehicle being rummaged through overnight on Clark Drive. 12:24 p.m.

Council notes Sept. 26 meeting

I haven't been doing a very good job of maintaining a regular wake up time, so the shift to early morning darkness has taken me by surprise. The first time I woke up to full-fledged darkness at 5 a.m., I wondered who turned out the lights.

The Battlefords North Stars goaltending logjam has been solidified as the Saskatchwean Junior Hockey League team parted ways with netminder Ryan Rewerts.