Battlefords News-Optimist

Ah, the power of the penny. Since, in Canada, the production and distribution of the common penny is coming to an end, I've been doing a lot of thinking about how this will affect individuals and businesses.

The City of North Battleford has a keen interest in at least two of the items up for debate at the upcoming 2012 Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convention.

I recently had the pleasure of reading Kenneth William Budd's SummerWild - the first of four books in Budd's The Adventures of Buddy Williams series.

It was another big crowd in the gallery as city council met Monday. City workers from the CUPE Local 287 were once again in attendance as they continued to push for a new collective bargaining deal with the City.

It appears a resolution has been found for a snow removal business that found itself unwittingly violating the City's noise bylaws. Monday, city council granted Zane Saul of B and B Ventures Ltd.

The City of North Battleford task force struck to deal with the Maple Leaf Foods plant closure plans to meet again in the coming months.

Drug charges have been laid against two North Battleford residents following a search of a 103rd Street residence.

City bylaw enforcement officials are once again urging local residents to be aware of coyotes, after it has been confirmed a coyote killed by bylaw enforcement personnel had indeed suffered from canine distemper.

The New Horizons played the second round of the spring session Jan 10. Some of the games played featured some big ends.

Coming from small town Saskatchewan, breaking into the world of baseball would seem like an unlikely outcome.