Battlefords News-Optimist

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.

It was a beautiful summer day in Regina when a driver ran a red light and smashed into Andi Kriekle's car. The impact of the crash caused the vehicle to roll onto its roof and slide upside down along the sidewalk.

Josh LaFramboise and Troy Gerein each scored twice to lead the Battlefords AAA Stars to a 7-1 victory in game one of their best-of-five SMAAAHL semifinal series against the Prince Albert Mintos Tuesday night at the Civic Centre.

HARPOLD: In Loving Memory of Miriam Louise Harpold who was born July 13, 1926 at Saskatoon, SK and passed away February 26, 2014 at North Battleford, SK.

HALLADAY: In Loving Memory Of William Walter Halladay who was born May 11, 1929 at North Battleford, SK and passed away February 24, 2014 at Battleford, SK.

Preparations are well underway for the arrival of Clara's Big Ride in the Battlefords.