Battlefords News-Optimist

Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 40 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 and 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25. Of those three were false or nuisance 911: calls, six were alarms and there were three reports of erratic driving.

Building permits and permit values were up in the month of October in North Battleford.

History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective

After touring around Saskatchewan earlier this year in a residency program, ballet master Jaime Vargas has been back in the province to share with more dancers, including Dance Connection students in North Battleford.

Doug Belyk kept to his winning ways Nov. 19 during action at the Northland Curling Centre. He stays on top of the New Horizons curling. He showed Bruce Chadwick how the game is to be played by racking up nine in the first two ends.

Two jackknifed semis caused havoc with traffic west of the Battlefords early Monday morning. Battlefords RCMP responded to the scene 20 kilometres west on Highway 16 at 6:40 a.m. At that point the westbound lane was completely blocked. By 7 a.m.

One person was transported to Battlefords Union Hospital Sunday evening after a single vehicle rollover 14 kilometres east of the city on Highway 40. North Battleford Fire Department responded to the crash with three personnel and one rescue unit.

Two people have been charged after Unity RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence east of there Friday.

Two women are facing assault and drug charges after a 911 call to police Saturday at about 11:45 a.m. Saturday.

Between 6 a.m. Friday. Nov. 22 and 6 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, Battlefords RCMP responded to 20 occurrences/reported incidents. Three were alarm calls and two were 911 misdials or children playing with phones Friday 7:30 a.m.