Battlefords News-Optimist

On May 8, Canadians are being asked to give up breakfast, lunch and dinner for the day.

If you listened carefully the evening of Monday, April 29, you would have heard a collective groan rise up from the houses of entrepreneurs all over Saskatchewan as they watched the evening news.

It may be called the University of Regina, but the institution's impact and influence goes far beyond the capital city and is felt across west-central Saskatchewan.

It was a mammoth effort to stamp out polio that Harvey Walker took part in during February. The Battleford resident was in Delhi, India and vicinity.

I promise you: lawn season is nigh. But while you have the time from not mowing, here are a few points to consider when choosing grass species to use in establishing a new lawn or renovating an existing one.

The Battlefords Co-op Aquatic Centre will be out of commission for at least a month starting in mid-August. In a news release from City Hall Monday, it was announced the aquatic centre will be closed Aug. 19 to Sept. 20.

The spring melt has had an immediate flooding impact on highways in and out of the Battlefords. Warm conditions on Saturday produced the bulk of the activity, with water overflowing right onto the highway from nearby ditches.

Several Northwest area communities were under state of emergency orders as they dealt with widespread flooding from the spring runoff.

Dear Editor A hot political topic has long been lack of accessible, quality, affordable primary health care services, especially in rural and remote areas of Saskatchewan.

PASHOVITZ, JUNE: June, age 81, passed away at St. Paul's Hospital on Monday, April 22nd, 2013.