Battlefords News-Optimist

North Battleford city council has had three marathon sessions to review the proposed 2016 budget without any significant changes made to the recommendations of administration.

Battlefords RCMP are seeking to identify three individuals after a Beaver Hotel employee was assaulted during an attempted robbery. Police say the incident happened Nov. 12 at 1:45 p.m.

Kitscoty RCMP are looking for two male perpetrators after the Durness School site north of Lloydminster was broken into and vandalized in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Dec. 1.

Dear Editor In September 2007 Saskatchewan Party leader Brad Wall unequivocally stated, “Crowns are not going to be privatized and (subsidiaries) are not going to be wound down.

Dear Editor A recent opinion piece by Derek Holton regarding a program on CBC radio, which was titled Does Canada Need Family Farms? I wonder if his article was more about attacking the CBC than about defending the family farm.

The date of an art installation honouring the lives of missing and murdered indigenous women of Canada and the United States to be exhibited in North Battleford is drawing near.

A 14-year-old North Battleford boy, who was last seen at about 9 p.m. Nov. 14, has been reported missing. Ryley Ahenakew was last seen leaving the Capitol Theatre in North Battleford.

From the Top of the Pile

Battleford’s 2015 construction permit values are heading toward the $8 million mark. For the year to date through the end of November, 46 permits have been issued for $7.8 million, compared with 64 permits for $25.7 million a year earlier.

John Paul II Collegiate held their annual award banquet for the Crusader football season. The honours that were dished out ranged from junior to senior awards. For Grades 9 to 10: Most Promising Jr. Offensive Player, Most Promising Jr.