Battlefords News-Optimist

Directors at the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce expressed concern at their meeting Tuesday night about what they are hearing from residents around the community.

It’s fair to say that there were few MLAs in the legislature more delighted with the 2015 budget than Battlefords MLA Herb Cox.

On Monday, 11th Avenue in North Battleford will be restricted to one lane for westbound traffic from 101st through to 104th Streets from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. as crews undertake work.

The Cut Knife RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance with a break and enter to the Neilburg Veterinary Clinic. The break and enter occurred sometime over the weekend of March 6 through to March 9.

February’s traffic safety focus on distracted driving saw police issue 245 tickets. Driving while using a cell phone accounted for 184 of those tickets, and also resulted in two vehicle seizures.

Dear Editor On behalf of the thousands of people whose lives will be saved this year due to ground-breaking research, advocacy and education funded through Heart Month donations, I want to thank everyone who is helping us create more survivors of hea

VANCOUVER, BC/ Troy Media/ - Build roads and protect medical care for grandma. But don't build child care for her kids and grandchildren. These are the kind of trade-offs that the Saskatchewan government made (again!) in its 2015-16 budget.

Many Northwest farms have been recognized with Century Family Farms in the past few years. Some have had their stories featured in the Regional Optimist , others have not.

Another season has come and gone for the Battlefords North Stars. Their quest for a championship came to an abrupt halt Wednesday night with a 4-0 loss to the Kindersley Klippers in their opening round match up.