Battlefords News-Optimist

Funding was terminated for Cochrane Canada, part of the key global health care resource Cochrane Collaboration, in September

If you are one of those vegetable gardeners who is not quite ready to say goodbye to the 2015 growing season, there is one fall project that you may want to try.

Battleford town council is keeping a close eye on the situation with the post office in the community. However, it is also a situation the Town has little control over.

Destination Battlefords was before Battleford town council Monday with a request for more funding. Executive Director Ryan Bater and chair Malcolm Anderson requested a 2.5 per cent funding increase each year for the next three years.

Access Communications Co-operative has expanded their footprint in rural communities after acquiring a Saskatchewan-based wireless Internet and cable service provider.

The former president of the Saskatchewan Roughriders has a new book out.

Twila Zunti of Unity, owner/operator of Junction 21 Tack and Feed Store, is not only a busy mom of two and local businesswoman, she is also an avid rodeo competitor. Twila has competed in barrel racing for the past seven years.

Jita-Kyoei, mutual welfare and benefit, is one of the philosophical cornerstones of judo, a martial art founded in Japan and practised throughout the world.

A Saskatchewan team of athletes went to Ottawa Sept. 23 to represent their province at the Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships. The group consisted of reiners, dressage riders and jumpers.

Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers’ visibility in North Battleford ramped up this week as City vehicles were outfitted with new stickers.