Battlefords News-Optimist

New housing for low-to-moderate-income citizens in downtown North Battleford was officially opened at a small ceremony Friday at 1091 - 103rd St. Mayor Ian Hamilton has welcomed the addition to downtown as a step toward revitalizing the area.

It was a small, un-momentous moment.?? Mom and I were sitting in the coffee shop at the bus depot one morning as we waited for her bus. One of the employees was washing the floor around us as we sipped our coffee. Mom commented on the clean floor.

It was a busy weekend for North Battleford RCMP who responded to about 60 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Saturday, May 17 and 6 a.m. Sunday, May 18. Among those calls were five false alarms and two nuisance 911 calls. Saturday 6:16 a.m.

BURGART: ("Larry") Lawrence Wayne Burgart, 8 August 1947 - 1 May 2014. Larry was born in Wilkie, SK. to Lawrence & Katie (nee: Sander) Burgart and died at Medicine Hat, AB where he had resided since 1979.

A Battleford man charged with trafficking cocaine will return to court in two weeks. Ian Dusty Gopher appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court Monday.

Enhanced patient care and safety, reduced patient wait times and an improved overall patient experience are the results expected in the Battlefords Union Hospital Emergency Department thanks to implementation of a new clinical documentation and patie

Dear Editor The time has come to rename the long weekend in May "Victory Day" rather than the appellation Victoria, which refers to a deceased English Queen.

JONES: Edward Sydney Jones, 1914 - 2013, Edward "Eddie" Jones passed away peacefully at Battlefords District Care Centre on December 9, 2013.

NIKIFORUK: Helen Olena Nikiforuk (February 6, 1921 - May 9, 2014) Mrs. Helen Nikiforuk of Killam, formerly of Whitkow, Saskatchewan, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014 at the age of 93 years.

North Battleford RCMP responded to about 43 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Friday, May 16 and 6 a.m. Saturday, May 17. Among those calls were three false alarms and two traffic/driving complaints. Friday 7:12 a.m.