Battlefords News-Optimist

Hearing it from Rob Feist, NDP candidate in the Battlefords, it has been a smooth first few days on the campaign trail. “The campaign has been energetic, enthusiastic, we’ve got a big pool of volunteers,” said Feist.

People working despite being sick has been estimated to cost Canadian businesses $15 to $25 billion per year

Dear Editor For years, government has made cuts to wildfire prevention, and the consequences were demonstrated during last summer’s wildfire season.

Dear Editor I am ashamed to see a Canadian province put their homeless people on a bus and send them to other parts of Canada.

Dear Editor The headline on our news reports indicates that two homeless men from North Battleford were given one-way tickets to British Columbia.

Dear Editor "If it's never going to happen in my lifetime, why should I even think about it?" "I" being Rick Mercer and "it" being proportional representation.

Irene Degenstien of Battleford, reached a significant milestone in her life with the celebration of her 95th birthday March 13.

REconneXion, a one-day seminar, is a Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Canada initiative to help church leaders connect with their communities and grow their churches.

Festival Fanfare

Spring brings invasive pests to mind