Battlefords News-Optimist

Dear Editor Once again we are having to pay for being Native to this land. No other race has ever had to pay so much for living on it; not even the immigrants. We, the original occupants of this land keep having to pay over and over again.

North Battleford may not be getting WestJet Encore regional service any time soon, but Saskatchewan will be.

Seed quality is an issue for cereal producers in 2013. Results show that there are higher than normal levels of seed borne Fusarium. For producers and agronomists in Northwest Saskatchewan, this is a new issue to be faced with.

A major traffic blitz held across the province of Saskatchewan resulted in 422 tickets issued last week. That is according to SGI, who issued a news release Wednesday on the results of the Operation Crossroads, a blitz that took place Feb. 14 and 15.

Happy New Year! What a winter this has turned out to be. Plenty of freezing temperatures, strong winds and abundance of snow has kept many of us appreciating the warmth indoors.

The NDP leadership race in Saskatchewan is down to three contenders after Erin Weir withdrew from the race Wednesday to support Ryan Meili.

After devouring one of the more popular PACT lunches, tacos in a bag, the students of Norman Carter buzzed with excitement for the afternoon HOJA performance Feb 15.

Happy birthday today to my dad, mother-in-law and sister-in-law who all share a birthday Feb. 22. Why is Mother Nature so mad at us this winter? Did Father Time give her a hard time and this is her way of getting back at him? Feb.

"Art is the only way to run away without leaving home." - Twyla Tharp The wind blew hard keeping many distant members from attending the Battlefords Art Club session Tuesday at Don Ross Centre, so our numbers were low.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police needs help in naming a handful of their newest, and cutest, recruits.