Battlefords News-Optimist

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre hosted a breastfeeding awareness day on Sept. 26 at the Western Development Museum in honour of Breastfeeding Week in Canada, which was Oct. 1- 7.

Dear Editor With federal budget preparations underway, there is a lot of debate about the best ways to support small and medium sized businesses and in turn, encourage sustained economic growth in Canada.

The Battlefords AAA Sharks opened the 2014-15 season with two losses in Weyburn against the defending Esso Cup champion Gold Wings. In game one of their season Saturday afternoon, the Sharks were shut out 5-0.

A Sweetgrass First Nation man guilty of drug trafficking is getting jail time. Andrew Albert was one of two men charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, trafficking in marijuana and possession of the proceeds of crime.

Battlefords RCMP responded to just under 110 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 10 and 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13.

The Evan Hardy Souls scored 14 points in the second quarter as they downed the North Battleford Comprehensive Senior Vikings 30-0 Thursday night in Saskatoon. In the first quarter, the only two points were scored when the Vikings conceded a safety.

Eight different members of the Battlefords Stars scored as they trounced the Beardy's Blackhawks 9-2 Thursday night at the Civic Centre. The Stars broke the game open in the second period, scoring five goals in the frame.

What would you have done if someone had told you this past June that the 2014 Roughrider season would turn out this way: the quarterback with the best chance to lead Saskatchewan to two Grey Cup titles would be Kerry Joseph? If someone had told me th

The Battlefords North Stars split two games in a weekend road trip against the Nipawin Hawks and the Flin Flon Bombers. The Hawks scored three unanswered goals Friday night to down the North Stars 3-1 at Centennial Arena in Nipawin.

Editor's Note: Co-op Week 2014 is being marked across Canada Oct. 13-19. This is the first in a series of articles celebrated co-operatives in Saskatchewan. There's no place like home. Just ask two groups of Saskatchewan dreamers.