Battlefords News-Optimist

Law enforcement across the province are taking part in a traffic safety blitz targeting impaired driving this week.

The weather has turned to spring with temperatures in the teens and twenties. Thank you Big Guy, we have been waiting! Snow melt out in bushes and fence lines continues.

A former care home worker has been found guilty of assault of and administering a noxious substance to a woman under her care.

With the B.C. provincial election coming to a close, it's getting really hard to take the rhetoric from the leading contenders.

Battlefords and District Co-operative Ltd. has officially merged with the Radisson Co-op. Co-op members in the Battlefords approved the amalgamation at a special meeting in North Battleford April 30.

WAPPEL: In Loving Memory of Reynold Wappel who was born on September 19, 1925 in the Medstead, SK district and passed away April 18, 2013 in North Battleford, SK.

ALLAN: Wilhelmina (Ina) Kennedy Allan, July 18, 1939 - April 15, 2013, Ina Allan passed away after a long illness (Pulmonary Fibrosis) in Biggar, Sask. at the age of 73 years.

Dear Editor April 24, I attended the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses annual meeting in Regina. There were 309 nurses. We were excited to hear from Dustin Duncan, minister of health. Mr. Duncan spoke briefly about some budget items.

While there are still flood concerns across the province due to the spring runoff, things have stabilized considerably in the Northwest region.

The Peter Principle has invaded my life. Yes, I've finally risen to the level of my own incompetence. That I've been there for the past six years, but am just now realizing my situation, is something to give us all pause.