Battlefords News-Optimist

The upcoming race for chief on Mosquito First Nation promises to offer up some familiar names. A former chief, Clarence Stone, is running despite a criminal conviction against him in a treaty land entitlement fraud case on the reserve.

The mayor of Battleford, Derek Mahon, says the opening of Kramer Caterpillar's new sales and service facility could take place in October of this year.

North West Terminal Ltd. has announced positive financial results for the company following operations in 2011-12. For the period beginning November 1, 2011 and ending Oct. 31, 2012, NWT posted net revenues from consolidated operations of $132.

The deadline is quickly approaching for submissions and nominations for two important honours within the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The deadline to apply for the Maroniuk-Marcoux Scholarship Award is March 15.

Martin Smith has always had a passion for hockey and it showed through this season, as he was presented with the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League Coach of the Year.

The skilled trades have more people retiring than are entering the system, according to North West Regional College.

Although the North Battleford Comprehensive High School wrestling team is small, they were able to bring home medals at the regional wrestling tournament Saturday.

Icy road conditions are being blamed for a single-vehicle rollover Friday morning on Highway 4. A call came in around 9:30 a.m. to North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services.

Battleford Town Council has approved a pre-budget request for $85,000 to replace the pumps at the 28th Street sewage lift station.

J.L. Granatstein may be a distinguished research fellow of the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute, but in his March 4 opinion piece in the National Post, he is just plain wrong.