Battlefords News-Optimist

An information sheet, explaining the new postal rates, is available at the local post office, and shows a troubling picture, but one we can do nothing about.

Farmers have been selecting, harvesting, cleaning, storing, replanting and sharing seeds with each other for many millennia.

History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective

Warm weather has boosted call outs for the Battlefords RCMP. Members responded to approximately 27 calls for service between 6 a.m. Tuesday, March 11 and 6 a.m. Wednesday. Tuesday 7:54 a.m.

The City of North Battleford is asking drivers to be cognizant whenever driving through puddles. Try not to splash pedestrians, and be mindful that under the water there may be potholes that can be damaging to vehicles.

The North Battleford Fire Department is advising residents to stay off ice covered bodies of water ie: the North Saskatchewan River. With the rising temperatures and rapid melting, the ice has become unstable and is extremely unsafe.

The other day I decided to conduct a bit of a social media experiment. I've done a few of these over the year, including spending several hundred dollars on Facebook advertising.

The City of North Battleford has started its information campaign on the changes to garbage and recycling coming to the city.

The 1600 block of 107th Street will be closed for most of the day for a hydrant repair.

The Battlefords North Stars partnered with the Heart and Stroke Foundation over the last two weeks and helped to raise $710.50 for the foundation. At the final regular season home game, Heart and Stroke had a table set up to collect donations.