Battlefords News-Optimist

The Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory for North Battleford has been rescinded. As of Friday, the Water Security Agency informed the City of North Battleford the PDWA had been rescinded, in consultation with the Prairie North Health Region.

I'm still in the middle of unpacking my life out of boxes but I guess I should take some time to introduce myself. My name is Lucas Punkari and I'm your new sports reporter here for The Battlefords News-Optimist.

The top eight teams in the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League are ready to battle it out for the 2016 league championship as the playoffs begin tonight.

The City of North Battleford advises that a sampling error has occurred in the water sampling process so they have to extend the PDWA for another day.

As a business owner, Kevin thought that the “employee-of-the-month” program seemed like the least time-consuming way to make sure his staff felt appreciated as his business grew; making sure everyone had a chance to ‘win’.

Last month I wrote about our prime minister giving citizens the opportunity to express their opinions about the impending TPP trade pact.

Stefan (Steve) Albert Horacki was born July 4th, 1928 in Djulaves, Croatia. Due to the Second World War and the Civil War in Croatia, Steve was forced to leave his hometown at the age of 15.

Summer break is now in full swing, and the struggle has become real for parents, as they balance screen time and outside time with their children. Unfortunately, or fortunately, Pokemon Go has helped get people outside, but still with their screens.

People coming for dinner can be too big of a deal Ed, my old neighbour from Saskatchewan, told me he hates it when people are coming for a meal. The last time he called he was ready to give up on having company altogether.

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