Battlefords News-Optimist

The former North Battleford city manager has received a prestigious national honour.

It was a big day for those looking to talk about mental illness in the Battlefords as Olympian Clara Hughes rode into the community.

The damp weather over the last week did not slow down the streaking Midwest Expos or the Border City Blue Jays. Both the Expos and the Blue Jays were riding six-game win streaks entering play Wednesday night.

More than 30 calls for service/occurrences were responded to by North Battleford RCMP between 6 a.m. Tuesday, June 10 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, June 11.

The topic of powering the province of Saskatchewan was front and centre Monday at the Rotary Club's noon luncheon.

Two Canadian singer-songwriters performing at the Dekker Centre Thursday evening spoke out against the stigma surrounding mental illness, applauding Clara Hughes, the Olympian due to arrive the next day on a cross-Canada awareness journey.

Those seeking to help make North Battleford a healthier and safer community will be hosting a community barbecue this Thursday during the noon hour. The North Battleford HUB is hosting that barbecue in Central Park between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

It was a quiet 24 hours for North Battleford RCMP as they responded to less than 20 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Monday, June 9 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, June 10.

Four years ago, I remember rushing after work to make it to a friend's place in time to watch the World Cup final. My shift had just ended and it lined up perfectly with the start of the game.

The intersection of 17th Avenue and 102nd Street will be closed to through traffic for sewer line repairs from Wednesday, June 11 until Friday, June 13.