Battlefords News-Optimist

It's news some local residents will have trouble believing, but the crime stats are down again in the city of North Battleford. That is based on the RCMP reported statistics not only for the month of June, but for the first six months of the year.

Last week the City of North Battleford announced two new community safety officers are being deployed.

Are you stuck in the city? Take a ride out into the country and enjoy the beauty of nature. This isn't a great picture, but the blues, greens and yellows look absolutely beautiful in real life.

It is very interesting to receive the front page of the business section of the Regina Leader Post from a former Waseca resident, Bob Douglas, who now resides in Saskatoon.

Nominations close this week for the annual Battlefords Business Excellence (BBEX) Awards. Nominations are due in at the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce by Friday, July 25.

Kevin Ritchie of Wilcox has been chosen for induction into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame as a player and builder. The ceremony will take place Saturday, Aug. 16 at the Alex Dillabough Centre in Battleford. Ritchie was born Sept.

In presenting the quarterly policing report to Battleford town council Monday, Insp. John Sutherland of the RCMP said, "Overall things are generally down, which is a trend we're seeing across both communities, so that's good news.

A couple of sizable financial contributions have been made to the Battlefords community by the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses. The first is a $25,000 contribution to Concern for Youth, with funding going towards their drop-in youth centre project.

As of Monday, building permits have been issued for 19 new single family homes in Battleford and options to purchase have been taken out on five of the 32 Battle Springs subdivision lots for sale.

Over 40 calls for service/occurrences were reported to North Battleford RCMP between 6 a.m. Wednesday, July 23 and 6 a.m.