Battlefords News-Optimist

Battlefords RCMP responded to 65 calls for service between 6 a.m. Aug. 18 and 6 a.m. Aug. 19. There were two complaints of abandoned vehicles in North Battleford over the course of the day. Aug. 19 6:48 a.m.

Loving Memory Of Robert Thomas Patterson bornNovember 9, 1929 at Lilac, SK, passed away August 8, 2016 in Battleford, SK.

In Loving Memory Of Micheal Joseph O’Driscoll born August 10, 1958 at North Battleford, SK, passed away August 7, 2016 in North Battleford, SK.

Preparations go on for the 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games. Rob Rongve and David Schell, co-chairs of the Saskatchewan Winter Games committee, were before city council Monday to speak on the organization of the Games committee.

t has been announced that Juno Award-winning performer Corb Lund will be performing at Gold Eagle Casino this Nov. 19. Tickets went on sale Aug. 5 and are $30 including GST and service charges.

Visitors at Eiling Kramer Campground in Battleford didn’t have to leave all modern amenities behind this summer. Construction was completed on a new combination bathroom and shower house this May to be ready to use for the summer season.

Battlefords RCMP detachment has released statistical data through July of this year for North Battleford and most crime categories are showing increases. Calls for service are at 7,988 through July, up from 7,676 last year.

Downtown North Battleford's Live@Lunch continues with two more performances in the park this month before it wraps up for another year. This week it was Dekker Centre general manager Moe McGuinty performing for people during the noon hour Wednesday.

Unless troublesome infant mortality rates and the number of children in care are addressed, Manitoba's economic productivity will lag