Battlefords News-Optimist

It was a sunny, summer morning Sept. 1 when the school buses arrived. Soon the hallways were full of excited people welcoming a new school year.

Last weekend marked the first time that Jeremy Velazquez got a taste of what Junior A hockey with the Battlefords North Stars is like.

Dear Editor The Sask. Party, testing the water with small “P” privatization, sold the Information Services Corp. and heard little outcry, most objections being stifled by PostMedia. This set, in Sask. Party philosophy, an acceptable precedent.

Changes are on the way to SGI's Safe Driver Recognition program. The changes that take effect Oct. 12 will see both tougher penalties as well as bigger discounts for safe drivers. One change is harsher penalties for speeding convictions.

If you were in Battleford this Labour day weekend, you might have seen a white van going around the town’s streets with the letters “ARAN” on the side.

A dispute over clear cutting of traditional First Nations land has drawn the intervention of the Council of Canadians.

Investigation into ninth month

On Labour Day news broke that Peter Mansbridge, CBC’s anchor and chief correspondent forever, will be retiring. He’ll anchor the 150th anniversary Canada Day celebrations and he’s done.

Dear Editor Weeks after the spill of 200,000 to 250,000 litres of heavy oil and diluent, much of it into the North Saskatchewan River, a number of questions need to be asked.

The Labour Day weekend is one that Braydon Buziak will never forget.