Battlefords News-Optimist

North Battleford RCMP are at the scene of a collision near the intersection of Highways #16 and #40 in the city. A large semi truck was involved, with the incident happening right at the railroad tracks on the entrance to Thatcher.

If you’ve ever listened to AM radio in Saskatchewan, you’ve heard an ad for an upcoming auction sale. And that ad almost certainly started with the opening strains of Auctioneer by Leroy Van Dyke.

Every small town deserves to be a success. Surely, it is not an easy task since many critical factors comes into play, including funding and creativity. Agriculture, not tourism or oil, is resoundingly Saskatchewan’s largest industry.

For the middle class to thrive, we need to ramp up investment in infrastructure that improves productivity and reduce trade barriers

Unity News

Five stories about local veterans are told in a new collection of 28 compelling interviews by bestselling author Elinor Florence, formerly of rural North Battleford.

Borden and Radisson News

The City of North Battleford has announced some long-awaited good news for businesses impacted by the water restrictions due to the Husky oil spill in the North Saskatchewan River. As of Wednesday afternoon, Aug.

Ed, my old neighbour from Saskatchewan, told me his cousin Larry arrived for a visit from Edmonton last weekend. He said his cousin kept his nose so high in the air his small brain lacked oxygen. My old friend never misses a chance to exaggerate.

The retirement planning conundrum never seems to change. It just gets more complicated. Ensuring sufficient income for retirement is now on the radar for every so-called Gen-Xer, and increasingly for Millennials as well.