Battlefords News-Optimist

Saturday was an emotional night. More than likely you were watching The Tragically Hip’s possible last concert in Kingston, which was an absolute tour de force as singer Gord Downie gave everything he had out on the stage.

North Battleford’s Blake Tatchell is set to embark on a journey into the pros. On Tuesday it was announced that the 25-year-old had signed a one-year deal with the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL.

In a recent survey carried out on behalf of the Canadian Association of Optometrists, Saskatchewan parents listed child eye health as one of their lowest medical priorities.

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Creek City, a four-piece folk and roots band out of Swift Current, will be playing The Gog Sept. 10 in support of their latest album, Chronicles.

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Battlefords RCMP responded to 80 calls for service between 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 22 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23. Aug. 22 6:04 a.m. - Complaint of a black truck driving around 19th Avenue recklessly. 9:18 a.m.

The closure of the Port of Churchill, Man. was shocking, but not unexpected, nor unlikely. Canada’s sole northern port has limped along, basically, forever. Yet that does not mean it should close for good and be abandoned.

As he received his plaque and pin to honour his induction into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame Saturday, Saskatoon’s Regan Kjargaard couldn’t help but reflect. “Quite honestly it’s a little bit of humble pie,” Kjargaard said.

The City of North Battleford has released its latest Capital Works and UPAR update for the week of Aug.22. On 108th Street from 10th to 11th Avenue, asphalt milling and preparations for paving will be completed soon.